A new global ionosphere-magnetosphere coupling simulation utilizing locally varying time step

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 389, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Janhunen, P ^a   Koskinen, H E J ^a   Pulkkinen, T I ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 5244230416     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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