Reorganization of polar cap patches through shears in the background plasma convection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hosokawa, K ^a   St Maurice, J P ^b   Sofko, G J ^b   Shiokawa, K ^c   Otsuka, Y ^c   Ogawa, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 76149102592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014599     Document Type: Article

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