A relation between the energy deposition by electron precipitation and geomagnetic indices during substorms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Ostgaard N ^a,b   Vondrak, R R ^b   Gjerloev, J W ^b   Germany, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic indices; Imaging; Particle precipitation; Substorms; UV emissions; X rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342342437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA002003     Document Type: Article

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