A statistical study of the relation of Pi 2 and plasma flows in the tail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hsu, Tung Shin ^a   McPherron, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34547276123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011782     Document Type: Article

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