Characteristics of F-region dynamo currents deduced from CHAMP magnetic field measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Park, Jaeheung ^a,b   Lühr, Hermann ^a   Min, Kyoung Wook ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 77957693750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015604     Document Type: Article

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