Consequences of a resistive instability operating in the upper auroral ionosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 835-847

  Birk, G T ^a   Otto, A ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 0039346574     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00068-5     Document Type: Article

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