Characteristics of quasi-static potential structures observed in the auroral return current region by Cluster

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 709-720

  Marklund, G T ^a   Karlsson, T ^a   Figueiredo, S ^a   Johansson, T ^a   Lindqvist, P A ^a   Andre M ^b   Buchert, S ^b   Kistler, L M ^c   Fazakerley, A ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; PLASMA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 12844282266     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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