The occurrence frequency of upward ion beams in the auroral zone as a function of altitude using polar/TIMAS and DE-1/EICS data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2059-2072

  Janhunen, P ^a   Olsson, A ^b   Peterson, W K ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (auroral phenomena: magnetosphere ionosphere interactions); Space plasma physics (charged particle motion and acceleration)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 0242711492     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-2059-2003     Document Type: Article

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