Simulation and TWINS observations of the 22 July 2009 storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Fok, M C ^a   Buzulukova, N ^a   Chen, S H ^a   Valek, P W ^b,c   Goldstein, J ^b,c   McComas, D J ^b,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 78650269033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015443     Document Type: Article

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