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spellingShingle Zhang, B., Brambles, O. J., Lotko, W., Ouellette, J. E., Lyon, J. G., Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids, Space and Planetary Science, Geophysics
title The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
title_full The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
title_fullStr The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
title_full_unstemmed The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
title_short The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
title_sort the role of ionospheric o<sup>+</sup> outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
title_unstemmed The role of ionospheric O+ outflow in the generation of earthward propagating plasmoids
topic Space and Planetary Science, Geophysics
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