On the motion of dayside auroras caused by a solar wind pressure pulse

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 509-521

  Kozlovsky, A ^a,b   Safargaleev, V ^c   Ostgaard N ^d   Turunen, T ^a   Koustov, A ^e   Jussila, J ^b   Roldugin, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Auroral phenomena; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions; Electric fields)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 16244375873     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-509-2005     Document Type: Article

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