Auroral phenomena related to intense electric fields observed by the Freja satellite

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 39, Issue 5A, 1997, Pages

  Marklund, G T ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRIC SURGES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

AURORA; AURORAL SPIRALS; ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; FREJA SATELLITE; SPIRALS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0031143729     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/39/5A/020     Document Type: Article

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