Extended SuperDARN and IMAGE observations for northward IMF: Evidence for dual lobe reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Marcucci, M F ^a   Coco, I ^a   Ambrosino, D ^a   Amata, E ^a   Milan, S E ^b   Cattaneo, M B Bavassano ^a   Retino A ^c  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 41849143437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012466     Document Type: Article

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