On the solar wind flow control of the polar cusp

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 13023-13035

  Lundin, R ^a   Aparicio, B ^a   Yamauchi, M ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 39449090332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900021     Document Type: Article

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