Complex image method for calculating electric and magnetic fields produced by an auroral electrojet of finite length

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1434-1444

  Pirjola, R ^a   Viljanen, A ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Auroral ionosphere; Electromagnetic theory; Geomagnetic induction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040235806     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-1434-6     Document Type: Article

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