Sunward polar cap convection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29009-29025

  Jayachandran, P T ^a   MacDougall, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 39449118217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja000101     Document Type: Article

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