Three-dimensional metal ion flow in the polar ionosphere simulated by a new ionospheric model | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 16, 2026


Article Number		3
Number of page(s)		13
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2025056
Published online		21 January 2026

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