On the possible role of cusp/cleft precipitation in the formation of polar-cap patches

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1298-1305

  Walker, I K ^a   Moen, J ^b,c   Kersley, L ^a   Lorentzen, D A ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionospheric irregularities; particle precipitation; polar ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033417196     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-1298-4     Document Type: Article

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