Nightside flow enhancement associated with solar wind dynamic pressure driven reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Boudouridis, A ^a   Lyons, L R ^a   Zesta, E ^a,b   Ruohoniemi, J M ^c,d   Lummerzheim, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 61349126080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013489     Document Type: Article

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