Maps of ionospheric field-aligned currents as a function of the interplanetary magnetic field derived from Dynamics Explorer 2 data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 12889-12902

  Weimer, D R ^a  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 39449087818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000295     Document Type: Article

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