Response of the expanding/contracting polar cap to weak and strong solar wind driving: Implications for substorm onset

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Milan, S E ^a   Boakes, P D ^a   Hubert, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 56749160211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013340     Document Type: Article

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