Reformulation and energy flow of the Cowling channel

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Fujii, R ^a   Amm, O ^b   Yoshikawa, A ^c   Ieda, A ^a   Vanhamaki H ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 79851501908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015989     Document Type: Article

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