Subauroral red arcs as a conjugate phenomenon: Comparison of OV1-10 satellite data with numerical calculations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 984-998

  Pavlov, A V ^a  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0642342750     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0984-3     Document Type: Review

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