Relationship between substorm onset locations and nightside convection pattern features

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Bristow, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 72049124824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014576     Document Type: Article

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