On the current-voltage relationship in auroral breakups and westwards-travelling surges

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1265-1273

  Olsson, A ^a   Eriksson, A I ^a   Janhunen, P ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 0542362809     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-1265-2     Document Type: Article

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