Pickup ion phase space distributions: Effects of atmospheric spatial gradients

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Hartle, R E ^a   Sittler Jr , E C ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34548557166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012157     Document Type: Article

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