Electromagnetics of substorm onsets in the near-geosynchronous plasma sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A11, 2000, Pages 25265-25290

  Erickson, G M ^a   Maynard, N C ^b   Burke, W J ^c   Wilson, G R ^b   Heinemann, M A ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449111210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000424     Document Type: Article

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