Shock wave interaction with the magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A4, 2000, Pages 7533-7543

  Wu, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 39449136582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000197     Document Type: Article

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