Structure of the flank magnetopause for horizontal IMF: INTERBALL 1 observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 25419-25436

  Fedorov, A ^a,b   Dubinin, E ^c   Song, P ^d   Skalsky, A ^b   Budnik, E ^a,b  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 39449123770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900104     Document Type: Article

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