Observations of magnetic field dipolarization during auroral substorm onset

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A7, 2000, Pages 15897-15912

  Frank, L A ^a,c   Paterson, W R ^a,c   Sigwarth, J B ^a,c   Kokubun, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c 212 Van Allen Hall ^*  (United States)

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EID: 39449097248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000439     Document Type: Article

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