How wide in magnetic local time is the cusp? An event study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A3, 1997, Pages 4765-4776

  Maynard, N C ^a   Weber, E J ^b   Weimer, D R ^a   Moen, J ^c   Onsager, T ^d   Heelis, R A ^e   Egeland, A ^f  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 37149010868     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA03433     Document Type: Article

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