Variations of the atmospheric electric field in the near‐pole region related to the interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A1, 2001, Pages 179-190

  Frank Kamenetsky, A V ^a   Troshichev, O A ^a   Burns, G B ^b   Papitashvili, V O ^c,d  

^a ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Danish Meteorological Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0001285762     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JA900058     Document Type: Article

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