Propagation of electron and proton shock-induced aurora and the role of the interplanetary magnetic field and solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A10, 2004, Pages

  Meurant, M ^a   Gerard J C ^a   Blockx, C ^a   Hubert, B ^a   Coumans, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Global imaging; Interplanetary magnetic field; Pressure pulse; Propagation; Shock; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 14344260452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010453     Document Type: Article

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