Solar wind control of the polar cusp at high altitude

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A1, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Zhou, X W ^a   Russell, C T ^a   Le, G ^a   Fuselier, S A ^b   Scudder, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39449136724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900412     Document Type: Article

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