Quiet time solar illumination effects on the fluxes and characteristic energies of ionospheric outflow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Peterson, W K ^a   Collin, H L ^b   Lennartsson, O W ^b   Yau, A W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 33847131628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011596     Document Type: Article

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