Near earth plasma sheet penetration and geomagnetic disturbances

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 105, Issue , 1998, Pages 241-259

  Lyons, L R ^a,b   Blanchard, G T ^a   Samson, J C ^c   Ruohoniemi, J M ^d   Greenwald, R A ^d   Reeves, G D ^e   Scudder, J D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Aerospace Early magnetospheric observations revealed a broad Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 80051741850     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM105p0241     Document Type: Chapter

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