Statistical nature of impulsive electric fields associated with fast ion flow in the near-Earth plasma sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18901-18907

  Tu, J N ^a,c   Tsuruda, K ^b,d   Hayakawa, H ^b,d   Matsuoka, A ^b,d   Mukai, T ^b,d   Nagano, I ^a   Yagitani, S ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449105323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000428     Document Type: Article

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