Role of the magnetosheath flow in determining the motion of open flux tubes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 18763-18775

  Cooling, B M A ^a   Owen, C J ^b,c   Schwartz, S J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449096718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000455     Document Type: Article

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