Density in the magnetosphere inferred from ISEE 1 spacecraft potential

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A8, 1997, Pages 17595-17609

  Escoubet, C P ^a   Pedersen, A ^a   Schmidt, R ^a   Lindqvist, P A ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 37149039502     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA00290     Document Type: Article

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