Statistical analysis of earthward flow bursts in the inner plasma sheet during substorms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Ma, Y D ^a   Cao, J B ^b   Nakamura, R ^c   Zhang, T L ^c   Reme, H ^d   Dandouras, I ^d   Lucek, E ^e   Dunlop, M ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^d IRAP   (France)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 72649096532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014275     Document Type: Article

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