Contribution of pressure gradients to the generation of dawnside region 1 and region 2 currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A12, 1997, Pages 27069-27081

  Iijima, Takesi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 37149005869     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA02462     Document Type: Article

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