Characteristics of energetic (≳30 keV/nucleon) ions observed by the Wind/STEP instrument upstream of the Earth's bow shock

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A1, 2000, Pages 61-78

  Desai, M I ^a   Mason, G M ^a   Dwyer, J R ^a   Mazur, J E ^b   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^c   Lepping, R P ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449102059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900406     Document Type: Article

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