Field-aligned conductance values estimated from Maxwellian and kappa distributions in quiet and disturbed events using Freja electron data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 298-302

  Olsson, A ^a   Janhunen, P ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Field aligned conductance; Freja electron data; Kappa distribution; Maxwellian distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542397604     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-0298-0     Document Type: Article

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