Ground-based signatures for the nightside polar cap boundary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A9, 1997, Pages 19989-20005

  Doe, R A ^a   Vickrey, J F ^a   Weber, E J ^b   Gallagher, H A ^c   Mende, S B ^d  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 37149031577     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01240     Document Type: Article

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