Middle-energy electron anisotropies in the auroral region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 237-249

  Janhunen, P ^a   Olsson, A ^b   Laakso, H ^c   Vaivads, A ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (auroral phenomena); Space plasma physics (wave particle interactions; changed particle motion and acceleration)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTRON DENSITY; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 1142269650     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-237-2004     Document Type: Article

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