Observation of a large density dropout across the magnetic field at 600 km altitude during the 6-7 April 2000 magnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Su, S Y ^a   Yeh, H C ^a   Chao, C K ^a   Heelis, R A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

6 7 April 2000 storm; Large density dropout

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747258435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA007552     Document Type: Article

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