How changes in the tilt angle of the geomagnetic dipole affect the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Cnossen, Ingrid ^a   Richmond, Arthur D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84867637260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA018056     Document Type: Article

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