Parallel electric fields inferred during a pulsating aurora

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1829-1837

  Williams, J D ^a   MacDonald, E ^b   McCarthy, M ^c   Peticolas, L ^d   Parks, G K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; POKER FLAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751118490     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-1829-2006     Document Type: Article

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