Separation of Cowling channel and local closure currents in the vicinity of a substorm breakup spiral

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Amm, O ^a   Fujii, R ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 50249098851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013021     Document Type: Article

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