In situ measurement of a newly created polar cap patch

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Lorentzen, D A ^a   Moen, J ^a,b   Oksavik, K ^a   Sigernes, F ^a   Saito, Y ^c   Johnsen, M G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 78650564613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015710     Document Type: Article

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