Plasmaspheric material at the reconnecting magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A4, 2000, Pages 7591-7600

  Su, Yi Jiun ^a   Borovsky, Joseph E ^a   Thomsen, Michelle F ^a   Elphic, Richard C ^a   McComas, David J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449114886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000266     Document Type: Article

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