A statistical study of BRIs (SMCs), isolated substorms, and individual sawtooth injections

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  DeJong, A D ^a,b   Ridley, A J ^b   Cai, X ^c   Clauer, C R ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

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EID: 71449099903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013870.     Document Type: Article

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