A linear auroral current-voltage relation in fluid theory

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1719-1728

  Vedin, J ^a   Ronnmark K ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (auroral phenomena; magnetosphere ionosphere interactions); Space plasma physics (kinetic and MHD theory)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 2442593652     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1719-2004     Document Type: Article

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