Constraints on the global structure of magnetic clouds: Transverse size and curvature

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Liu, Y ^a,b   Richardson, J D ^a,b   Belcher, J W ^a   Wang, C ^b   Hu, Q ^c   Kasper, J C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947646842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011890     Document Type: Article

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