On the effects of solar wind dynamic pressure on the anisotropic terrestrial magnetosheath

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A1, 2000, Pages 115-127

  Farrugia, C J ^a   Erkaev, N V ^b   Biernat, H K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL MODELING   (Russian Federation)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

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EID: 39449086666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900350     Document Type: Article

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