Three spacecraft observations of the geomagnetic tail during moderately disturbed conditions: Structure and evolution of the current sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A7, 1997, Pages 14415-14424

  Zhou, X Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 37149037130     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA00038     Document Type: Article

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