Exploring sources of magnetospheric plasma using multispecies MHD

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Welling, D T ^a   Ridley, A J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77950676482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014596     Document Type: Article

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