Oxygen aurora during the recovery phase of a major geomagnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A9, 2004, Pages

  Stephan, A W ^a   Dymond, K F ^a   Budzien, S A ^a   Thonnard, S E ^a   McCoy, R P ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurora; Magnetic storm; Oxygen ion; Precipitation; Remote sensing; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947539284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010557     Document Type: Article

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