Solar wind plasma entry into the magnetosphere under northward IMF conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Li, Wenhui ^a   Raeder, Joachim ^a   Thomsen, Michelle F ^b   Lavraud, Benoit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 46749100945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012604     Document Type: Article

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