Energetic auroral electron distributions derived from global X-ray measurements and comparison with in-situ particle measurements

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 4105-4108

  Anderson, P C ^a   Chenette, D L ^b   McKenzie, D L ^a   Quinn, J M ^c   Grande, M ^d   Carter, M ^d  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

NASA; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; X RAYS;

AURORAL ELECTRONS; ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; INJECTED ELECTRONS; PARTICLE MEASUREMENT; POLAR SATELLITES; X RAY MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRONS; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

AURORAL ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0032534198     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900068     Document Type: Article

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