Interplanetary magnetic field control of afternoon-sector detached proton auroral arcs

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Burch, J L ^a   Lewis, W S ^a   Immel, T J ^b   Anderson, P C ^c   Frey, H U ^b   Fuselier, S A ^d   Gerard J C ^e   Mende, S B ^b   Mitchell, D G ^f   Thomsen, M F ^g  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral ionosphere; Auroral phenomena; Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; Particle precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011149102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA007554     Document Type: Article

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