Polar cap electric field saturation during interplanetary magnetic field Bz north and south conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Wilder, F D ^a   Clauer, C R ^a   Baker, J B H ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

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EID: 77958615708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015487     Document Type: Article

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