Statistics of plasma fluxes at geosynchronous orbit over more than a full solar cycle

Space Weather

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Thomsen, M F ^a   Denton, M H ^a   Lavraud, B ^a   Bodeau, M ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 41449104285     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006SW000257     Document Type: Article

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