Magnetic field rotation analysis and the applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Shen, C ^a,b   Li, X ^b   Dunlop, M ^c,d   Shi, Q Q ^a   Liu, Z X ^a   Lucek, E ^c   Chen, Z Q ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547630606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011584     Document Type: Article

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