Self-consistent structure of a thin anisotropic current sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A10, 1997, Pages 22099-22106

  Kropotkin, A P ^a   Malova, H V ^a   Sitnov, M I ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 37149025773     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01316     Document Type: Article

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