Solar-minimum quiet time ion energization and outflow in dynamic boundary related coordinates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Peterson, W K ^a   Andersson, L ^a   Callahan, B C ^a   Collin, H L ^b   Scudder, J D ^c   Yau, A W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 63149164724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013059     Document Type: Article

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