Simulations of Alfvén waves in the geomagnetic tail and their auroral signatures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Wright, Andrew N ^a   Allan, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 41849094472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012464     Document Type: Article

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