Observations of simultaneous effects of merging in both hemispheres

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 24551-24577

  Maynard, N C ^a   Burke, W J ^b   Sandholt, P E ^c   Moen, J ^c   Ober, D M ^a   Lester, M ^d   Weimer, D R ^a   Egeland, A ^c  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449136418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000315     Document Type: Article

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