Substorm associated radar auroral surges: A statistical study and possible generation model

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 441-449

  Shand, B A ^a   Lester, M ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auroral surges; Plasma convection; Sub auroral ion drifts; Substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542397610     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-0441-y     Document Type: Article

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