RCM-E simulation of the 13 March 2009 steady magnetospheric convection event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Yang, J ^a   Toffoletto, F R ^a   Xing, X ^b   Angelopoulos, V ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84859173624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017245     Document Type: Article

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