The cross-polar potential drop and its correlation to the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18639-18653

  Eriksson, S ^a   Ergun, R E ^b,d   Carlson, C W ^b   Peria, W ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 39449090615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900033     Document Type: Article

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