Magnetospheric modes and solar wind energy coupling efficiency

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Palmroth, M ^a   Koskinen, H E J ^a,b   Laitinen, T V ^c   Goodrich, C C ^d   Merkin, V G ^d   Lyon, J G ^e  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 77949454703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014737     Document Type: Article

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