Double layers in downward current region of the aurora

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Ergun, R E ^a   Andersson, L ^a   Carlson, C W ^b   Newman, D L ^a   Goldman, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ION;

EID: 0038384469     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-45-2003     Document Type: Article

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