Modes and characteristics of low-frequency MHD waves in the near-Earth magnetotail prior to depolarization: Fitting method

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Saito, M H ^a   Miyashita, Y ^a   Fujimoto, M ^a   Shinohara, I ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Mukai, T ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 50249124409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012778     Document Type: Article

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