Multisatellite observations of rapid subauroral ion drifts (SAID)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29585-29599

  Anderson, P C ^a   Carpenter, D L ^b   Tsuruda, K ^c   Mukai, T ^c   Rich, F J ^d  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449125529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja000128     Document Type: Article

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