Ionospheric convection response to changes of interplanetary magnetic field Bz component during strong By component

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A3, 2000, Pages 5231-5243

  Huang, Chao Song ^a   Murr, David ^b   Sofko, George J ^a   Hughes, W Jeffrey ^b   Moretto, Therese ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 39449133597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000099     Document Type: Article

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