Dynamical range of the WINDMI model: An exploration of possible magnetospheric plasma states

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A6, 2000, Pages 12983-12996

  Smith, James P ^a,b   Thiffeault, Jean Luc ^a,c   Horton, Wendell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 39449098945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000218     Document Type: Article

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