Simultaneous measurements of X-rays and electrons during a pulsating aurora

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 148-160

  Ostgaard N ^a   Stadsnes, J ^a   Aarsnes, K ^a   Soraas F ^a   Maseide K ^b   Smith, M ^c   Sharber, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual phenomena; Energetic particle; Ionospheric particle precipitation; Magnetospheric physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542373782     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-0148-0     Document Type: Article

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