Convection and auroral response to a southward turning of the IMF: Polar UVI, CUTLASS, and IMAGE signatures of transient magnetic flux transfer at the magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A7, 2000, Pages 15741-15755

  Milan, S E ^a   Lester, M ^a   Cowley, S W H ^a   Brittnacher, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 39449097842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900022     Document Type: Article

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