A mechanism for electrostatic solitary structures in the Earths magnetosheath

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Lakhina, G S ^a   Singh, S V ^a   Kakad, A P ^a   Goldstein, M L ^b   Vinas A F ^b   Pickett, J S ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 72649102381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014306     Document Type: Article

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