Determination of the quiet time current sheet thickness using Geotail CPI data and nonlinear dynamics modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Holland, D L ^a   Richards, B H ^a   Ronquist, I H M ^a   Ansher, J A ^a   Paterson, W R ^b   Frank, L A ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33947598633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011354     Document Type: Article

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