Modeling ring current ion and electron dynamics and plasma instabilities during a high-speed stream driven storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Jordanova, V K ^a   Welling, D T ^a,b   Zaharia, S G ^a   Chen, L ^c   Thorne, R M ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84861426282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017433     Document Type: Article

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