Experimental investigation of auroral generator regions with conjugate Cluster and FAST data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 619-635

  Marghitu, O ^a,b   Hamrin, M ^c   Klecker, B ^b   Vaivads, A ^d   Mcfadden, J ^e   Buchert, S ^d   Kistler, L M ^f   Dandouras, I ^g   Andre M ^d   Reme H ^g  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; AURORA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 33751097479     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-619-2006     Document Type: Article

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