Solar wind dependence of the occurrence and motion of polar auroral arcs: A statistical study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Kullen, A ^a   Brittnacher, M ^b   Cumnock, J A ^a,c   Blomberg, L G ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

IMF; Polar arc; Solar wind; Transpolar arc; Transpolar arc model

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642315614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009245     Document Type: Article

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