Global simulation of the geospace environment modeling substorm challenge event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A1, 2001, Pages 381-395

  Raeder, J ^a   McPherron, R L ^a   Frank, L A ^b   Kokubun, S ^c   Lu, G ^d   Mukai, T ^e   Paterson, W R ^b   Sigwarth, J B ^b   Singer, H J ^f   Slavin, J A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85051921726     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JA000605     Document Type: Article

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