Proton-electron precipitation effects on the electron production and density above EISCAT (Tromsø) and ESR

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1299-1307

  Lilensten, J ^a   Galand, M ^b  

^a SGEP CEPHAG   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; particle precipitation)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005346269     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-1299-8     Document Type: Article

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