Ionospheric current signatures of transient plasma sheet flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A5, 2000, Pages 10677-10690

  Kauristie, K ^a   Sergeev, V A ^b   Kubyshkina, M ^b   Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^c   Phan, T ^c   Lin, R P ^c   Slavin, J A ^d  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449091546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900487     Document Type: Article

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