Waves on the dusk flank boundary layer during very northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions: Observations and simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Fairfield, D H ^a   Kuznetsova, M M ^a   Mukai, T ^b   Nagai, T ^c   Gombosi, T I ^d   Ridley, A J ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 35349019834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012052     Document Type: Article

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