Magnetic field and electric current density distribution in the geomagnetic tail, based on Geotail data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 25919-25927

  Israelevich, P L ^a   Ershkovich, A I ^a   Tsyganenko, N A ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 39449134777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900165     Document Type: Article

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