Accelerated polar rain electrons as the source of Sun-aligned arcs in the polar cap during northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A5, 2005, Pages

  Carlson, H C ^a   Cowley, S W H ^b  

^a AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747107007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010669     Document Type: Article

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