A statistical study of intense low-altitude electric fields observed by Freja

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1005-1008

  Karlsson, T ^a   Marklund, G T ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONOSPHERE; PLASMAS; PROBES; SATELLITES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TELEMETERING;

ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT; AURORAL EMISSION; AURORAL OVAL; DIVERGING ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOW ALTITUDES; LOW CONDUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL STUDY;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

AURORA; BLACK AURORAL BANDS; FREJA SATELLITES; INTENSE ELECTRIC FIELD EVENTS;

EID: 0030141801     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL00773     Document Type: Article

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