Topology of magnetic flux ropes in the magnetospheric plasma sheet as measured by the Geotail spacecraft

Cosmic Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 387-391

  Sormakov, D A ^a   Sergeev, V A ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 53849137315     PISSN: 00109525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0010952508050031     Document Type: Article

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