Spatial structure and gradients of ion beams observed by FAST

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2021-2024

  McFadden, J P ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Ergun, R E ^a   Mozer, F S ^a   Temerin, M ^a   Peria, W ^a   Klumpar, D M ^b   Shelley, E G ^b   Peterson, W K ^b   Moebius, E ^c   Kistler, L ^c   Elphic, R ^d   Strangeway, R ^e   Cattell, C ^f   Pfaff, R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ION BEAMS; IONOSPHERE; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT (FAST) SATELLITE MISSION;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 0032095883     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00648     Document Type: Article

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