Formation of the theta aurora by a transient convection during northward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A9, 2004, Pages

  Tanaka, T ^a   Obara, T ^b   Kunitake, M ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colliding convection; Cross tail Z; Theta aurora

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645962111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010271     Document Type: Article

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