Antiparallel magnetic reconnection rates at the Earth's magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Fuselier, S A ^a   Petrinec, S M ^a   Trattner, K J ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

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EID: 77957715626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015302     Document Type: Article

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