Variations in the polar cap area during intervals of substorm activity on 20-21 March 1990 deduced from AMIE convection patterns

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 879-887

  Taylor, J R ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a   Lester, M ^a   Emery, B A ^b   Knipp, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 0642263419     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0879-8     Document Type: Article

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