Storm-time configuration of the inner magnetosphere: Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry MHD code, Tsyganenko model, and GOES observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Huang, Chia Lin ^a   Spence, Harlan E ^a   Lyon, John G ^b   Toffoletto, Frank R ^c   Singer, Howard J ^d   Sazykin, Stanislav ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947528840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011626     Document Type: Article

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