Statistical X ray auroral emissions - PIXIE observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1565-1568

  Petrinec, S M ^a   Chenette, D L ^a   Mobilia, J ^a   Rinaldi, M A ^a   Imhof, W L ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS; NASA;

POLAR IONOSPHERIC X RAY IMAGING EXPERIMENT; X RAY AURORAL EMISSION; X RAY FLUX;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; IONOSPHERE;

AURORA;

AURORAL EMISSION; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; X-RAY FLUX; X-RAY OBSERVATIONS; XRAY IMAGING;

EID: 0033153638     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900295     Document Type: Article

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