Cusp field-aligned currents and ion outflows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A9, 2000, Pages 21129-21142

  Strangeway, R J ^a   Russell, C T ^a   Carlson, C W ^b   McFadden, J P ^b   Ergun, R E ^c   Temerin, M ^b   Klumpar, D M ^d   Peterson, W K ^d   Moore, T E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449111271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
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