Auroral current-voltage relation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Rönnmark, Kjell ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Aurora; Current; Field aligned; Precipitation; Voltage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344182603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009294     Document Type: Article

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