Dependence of the IMF sector structure on the solar dipóle tilt angle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Du, A M ^a   Xu, W Y ^a   Feng, X S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 58749088573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013032     Document Type: Article

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