Proton precipitation during transpolar auroral events: Observations with the IMAGE-FUV imagers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A6, 2004, Pages

  Hubert, B ^a   Gerard J C ^a   Fuselier, S A ^b   Mende, S B ^c   Burch, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral remote sensing; Proton aurora; Transpolar aurora

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746374375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010136     Document Type: Article

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