A statistical study of the magnetic field structure in the inner magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A8, 1997, Pages 17571-17582

  Nakabe, S ^a   Iyemori, T ^a   Sugiura, M ^b   Slavin, J A ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 37149012024     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01181     Document Type: Article

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