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Remote sensing of a magnetotail reconnection X-line using polar rain electrons. / Alexeev, I. V.; Sergeev, V.; Owen, C. J.; Fazakerley, A.; Lucek, E.; Réme, H.

In: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33, No. 19, L19105, 01.10.2006.

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Alexeev, IV, Sergeev, V, Owen, CJ, Fazakerley, A, Lucek, E & Réme, H 2006, 'Remote sensing of a magnetotail reconnection X-line using polar rain electrons', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 33, no. 19, L19105. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027243

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Alexeev, I. V., Sergeev, V., Owen, C. J., Fazakerley, A., Lucek, E., & Réme, H. (2006). Remote sensing of a magnetotail reconnection X-line using polar rain electrons. Geophysical Research Letters, 33(19), [L19105]. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027243

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Alexeev IV, Sergeev V, Owen CJ, Fazakerley A, Lucek E, Réme H. Remote sensing of a magnetotail reconnection X-line using polar rain electrons. Geophysical Research Letters. 2006 Oct 1;33(19). L19105. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027243

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Alexeev, I. V. ; Sergeev, V. ; Owen, C. J. ; Fazakerley, A. ; Lucek, E. ; Réme, H. / Remote sensing of a magnetotail reconnection X-line using polar rain electrons. In: Geophysical Research Letters. 2006 ; Vol. 33, No. 19.

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