Tailward electrons at the lobe-plasma sheet interface detected upon dipolarizations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A10, 2001, Pages 21255-21262

  Fujimoto, M ^a   Nagai, T ^a   Yokokawa, N ^a   Yamade, Y ^b   Mukai, T ^c   Saito, Y ^c   Kokubun, S ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Fuji Res Inst   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449120039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900011     Document Type: Article

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