Cusp for high and low merging rates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Newell, P T ^a   Wing, S ^a   Rich, F J ^b  

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

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 36148962004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012353     Document Type: Article

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