Plasmaspheric depletion, refilling, and plasmapause dynamics: A coordinated ground-based and IMAGE satellite study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Dent, Z C ^a   Mann, I R ^a   Goldstein, J ^b   Menk, F W ^c   Ozeke, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 33947710085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011046     Document Type: Article

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