Estimation of magnetosphere-ionosphere mapping accuracy using isotropy boundary and THEMIS observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Shevchenko, I G ^a   Sergeev, V ^a   Kubyshkina, M ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^b   Glassmeier, K H ^c   Singer, H J ^d  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 78649279763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015354     Document Type: Article

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