Modeling inner magnetospheric electrodynamics

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 125, Issue , 2001, Pages 265-272

  Toffoletto, F R ^a   Spiro, R W ^a   Wolf, R A ^a   Birn, J ^b   Hesse, M ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85044288010     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM125p0265     Document Type: Chapter

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