Dynamics of variable dusk–dawn flow associated  with magnetotail current sheet flapping

Lane, James H.; Grocott, Adrian; Case, Nathan A.; Walach, Maria-Theresia

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-1037-2021

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Dynamics of variable dusk–dawn flow associated with magnetotail current sheet flapping

James H. Lane, Adrian Grocott, Nathan A. Case, and Maria-Theresia Walach

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