Plasma plume circulation and impact in an MHD substorm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Moore, T E ^a   Fok, M C ^a   Delcourt, D C ^b   Slinker, S P ^c   Fedder, J A ^d,e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Icarus Research Inc   (United States)

^e ICARUS RESEARCH INC   (United States)

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EID: 50249152004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013050     Document Type: Article

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