Motion and erosion of the nightside plasmapause region and of the associated subauroral electron temperature enhancement: Cosmos 900 observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A2, 1997, Pages 2093-2103

  Afonin, V V ^a   Bassolo, V S ^a   Smilauer, J ^a   Lemaire, J F ^a  

^a Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

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EID: 37149039845     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA02497     Document Type: Article

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