On the importance of antiparallel reconnection when the dipole tilt and IMF By are nonzero

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Park, K S ^a   Ogino, T ^a   Walker, R J ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947626563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010972     Document Type: Article

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