A hybrid simulation model for a stable auroral arc

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1603-1616

  Janhunen, P ^a   Olsson, A ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; auroral phenomena); Space plasma physics (numerical simulation studies)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0036826410     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-20-1603-2002     Document Type: Article

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