Validation study of the magnetically self-consistent inner magnetosphere model RAM-SCB

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Yu, Yiqun ^a   Jordanova, Vania ^a   Zaharia, Sorin ^a   Koller, Josef ^a   Zhang, Jichun ^b   Kistler, Lynn M ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 84863338095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017321     Document Type: Article

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