Auroral structure at the cusp equatorward boundary: Relationship with the electron edge of low-latitude boundary layer precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Sandholt, Per Even ^a   Denig, William F ^b   Farrugia, Charles J ^c   Lybekk, Bjørn ^a   Trondsen, Espen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral phenomena; Boundary layers; Cusp; Magnetic recohnection; Magnetopause; Particle precipitation; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038289028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA005081     Document Type: Article

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