Spectral type of auroral precipitating electrons estimated from optical and cosmic noise absorption measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Tanaka, Y M ^a,b,e   Kubota, M ^a   Ishii, M ^a   Monzen, Y ^a,c   Murayama, Y ^a   Mori, H ^a   Lummerzheim, D ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 33947501679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011744     Document Type: Article

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