Boundary-oriented electron precipitation model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18655-18673

  Sotirelis, Thomas ^a   Newell, Patrick T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449133591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000269     Document Type: Article

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