Substorm convection and current system deduced from the global simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue A5, 2010, Pages

  Tanaka, T ^a,b   Nakamizo, A ^a,b,c,d   Yoshikawa, A ^a,b   Fujita, S ^b,e   Shinagawa, H ^b,c   Shimazu, H ^b,c   Kikuchi, T ^d   Hashimoto, K K ^f  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

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EID: 85048380320     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014676     Document Type: Article

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