Dayside and nightside reconnection rates inferred from IMAGE FUV and Super Dual Auroral Radar Network data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Hubert, B ^a   Milan, S E ^b   Grocott, A ^b   Blockx, C ^a   Cowley, S W H ^b   Gerard J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745836756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011140     Document Type: Article

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