Interplanetary magnetic field By and auroral conductance effects on high-latitude ionospheric convection patterns

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 24505-24516

  Tanaka, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449118510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900061     Document Type: Article

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