On the effect of imf turning on ion dynamics at mercury

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 987-996

  Delcourt, D C ^a   Moore, T E ^b   Fok, M C H ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84984414696     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-29-987-2011     Document Type: Article

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