Observations of ionospheric plasma flows within theta auroras

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A3, 2005, Pages

  Liou, K ^a   Ruohoniemi, J M ^a   Newell, P T ^a   Greenwald, R ^a   Meng, C I ^a   Hairston, M R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 33747309068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010735     Document Type: Article

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