The absolute and convective instability of the magnetospheric flanks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A1, 2000, Pages 385-393

  Wright, Andrew N ^a   Mills, Katharine J ^a   Ruderman, Michael S ^a   Brevdo, Leonid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 39449101409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900417     Document Type: Article

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