Field-aligned currents in the inner magnetosphere: Control by geomagnetic activity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A2, 1997, Pages 2261-2270

  Chun, Francis K ^a   Russell, Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 37149028806     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA01819     Document Type: Article

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