Formation of density troughs embedded in the outer plasmasphere by subauroral ion drift events

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A7, 1997, Pages 14595-14602

  Ober, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 37149048119     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01046     Document Type: Article

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