Effects of causally driven cusp O+ outflow on the storm time magnetosphere-ionosphere system using a multifluid global simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Brambles, O J ^a   Lotko, W ^a   Damiano, P A ^a   Zhang, B ^a   Wiltberger, M ^b   Lyon, J ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 77957597222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015469     Document Type: Article

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