Effects of the fast plasma sheet flow on the geosynchronous magnetic configuration: Geotail and GOES coordinated study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Ohtani, S ^a   Singer, H J ^b   Mukai, T ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 33947638010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011383     Document Type: Article

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