A synthetic view of the magnetospheric-ionospheric current system associated with substorms

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 118, Issue , 2000, Pages 199-207

  Lu, Gang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85040248599     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM118p0199     Document Type: Chapter

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