Seasonal and solar cycle dynamics of the auroral kilometric radiation source region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Green, James L ^a   Boardsen, Scott ^a   Garcia, Leonard ^a   Fung, Shing F ^a   Reinisch, B W ^b,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral acceleration region; Auroral density cavity; Auroral kilometric radiation; Seasonal variation; Solar cycle variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747101738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010311     Document Type: Article

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