Interpretation of the He II (304 Å) EUV image of the inner magnetosphere by using empirical models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 25745-25758

  Yoshikawa, I ^a   Yamazaki, A ^b   Shiomi, K ^c   Yamashita, K ^d   Takizawa, Y ^e   Nakamura, M ^c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 39449098944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900017     Document Type: Article

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