X-ray imaging of the aurora

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 1043-1054

  Stadsnes, J ^a   Aarsnes, K ^a   Bjordal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 0012912988     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00559-0     Document Type: Article

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