DPY currents in the cusp/cleft region: A crucial role of southward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A3, 1997, Pages 4777-4785

  Troshichev, O A ^a   Kotikov, A L ^a   Shislikina, E M ^a   Papitashvili, V O ^b   Clauer, C R ^b   Friis Christensen, E ^c  

^a ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

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EID: 37148999424     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA03758     Document Type: Article

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