Possible connection of polar cap flows to pre- and post-substorm onset PBIs and streamers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Lyons, L R ^a   Nishimura, Y ^a,b   Kim, H J ^a   Donovan, E ^c   Angelopoulos, V ^a   Sofko, G ^d   Nicolls, M ^e   Heinselman, C ^e   Ruohoniemi, J M ^f   Nishitani, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855272288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016850     Document Type: Article

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