Height-integrated conductivity in auroral substorms: 2. Modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A1, 2000, Pages 227-235

  Gjerloev, J W ^a,b   Hoffman, R A ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449115626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900353     Document Type: Article

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