Electrodynamics of a split-transpolar aurora

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Eriksson, S ^a   Provan, G ^b   Rich, F J ^c   Lester, M ^b   Milan, S E ^b   Massetti, S ^d   Gosling, J T ^a   Dunlop, M W ^e   Reme H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d INAF   (Italy)

^e RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f IRAP   (France)

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EID: 33947500165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011976     Document Type: Article

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