Role of depleted flux tubes in steady magnetospheric convection: Results of RCM-E simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Yang, J ^a   Toffoletto, F R ^a   Song, Y ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650556366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015731     Document Type: Article

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