Testing a two-loop pattern of the substorm current wedge (SCW2L)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 947-963

  Sergeev, V A ^a   Nikolaev, A V ^a   Tsyganenko, N A ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^b   Runov, A V ^b   Singer, H J ^c   Yang, J ^d  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84899123085     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JA019629     Document Type: Article

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