The relationship between electric fields, conductances and currents in the high-latitude ionosphere: A statistical study using EISCAT data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-52

  Davies, J A ^a   Lester, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; electric fields and currents)

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542431997     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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