The occurrence frequency of auroral potential structures and electric fields as a function of altitude using Polar/EFI data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1233-1250

  Janhunen, P ^a   Olsson, A ^b   Laakso, H ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (electric fields; auroral phenomena); Space plasma physics (electrostatic structures)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 2442626732     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1233-2004     Document Type: Article

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