Dayside reconnection enhancement resulting from a solar wind dynamic pressure increase

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Boudouridis, A ^a   Lyons, L R ^a   Zesta, E ^a   Ruohoniemi, J M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 34548333560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012141     Document Type: Article

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