Thinning and stretching of the plasma sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Petrukovich, A A ^a   Baumjohann, W ^b   Nakamura, R ^b   Runov, A ^b   Balogh, A ^c   Reme H ^d  

^a Space Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

^b Space Research Institute Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IRAP   (France)

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EID: 37249052302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012349     Document Type: Article

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