On the generation of enhanced sunward convection and transpolar aurora in the high-latitude ionosphere by magnetic merging

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A11, 2005, Pages

  Eriksson, S ^a   Baker, J B H ^b   Petrinec, S M ^c   Wang, H ^d   Rich, F J ^e   Kuznetsova, M ^f   Dunlop, M W ^g   Reme H ^h   Greenwald, R A ^b   Frey, H U ⁱ   Luhr H ^d   Ergun, R E ^a   Balogh, A ^j   Carlson, C W ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^h IRAP   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845722665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011149     Document Type: Article

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