The quantitative relationship between auroral brightness and solar EUV Pedersen conductance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 5883-5894

  Shue, J H ^a   Newell, P T ^a   Liou, K ^a   Meng, C I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0003345193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003002     Document Type: Article

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