Structured Currents Associated with Tail Bursty Flows During Turbulent Plasma Sheet Conditions

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  • L. R. Lyons
  • T. Nagai
  • J. C. Samson
  • E. Zesta
  • T. Yamamoto
  • Mukai
  • A. Nishida
  • S. Kokubun
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تاریخ انتشار 1999