Smooth electron density transition from plasmasphere to the subauroral region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Tu, Jiannan ^a   Song, Paul ^a   Reinisch, Bodo W ^a   Green, James L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34547380352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012298     Document Type: Article

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