Auroral Potential Structures and Current-Voltage Relationship: Summary of Recent Results

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar, Terrestrial and Planetary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-111

  Janhunen, P ^a   Olsson, A ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA;

EID: 0035108967     PISSN: 14641917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1917(00)00096-9     Document Type: Article

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