Cause of postterminator flux transfer events

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A12, 1997, Pages 27029-27038

  Kawano, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 37149033771     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA02139     Document Type: Article

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