Origin of the interhemispheric potential mismatch of merging cells for interplanetary magnetic field By-dominated periods

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Watanabe, Masakazu ^a   Sofko, George J ^a   Kabin, Konstantin ^b   Rankin, Robert ^b   Ridley, Aaron J ^c   Clauer, C Robert ^c,d   Gombosi, Tamas I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37249066221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012179     Document Type: Article

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