Evolution of equatorial ionospheric bubbles during a large auroral electrojet index increase in the recovery phase of a magnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Keskinen, M J ^a   Ossakow, S L ^a   Fejer, B G ^b   Emmert, John ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c George Mason University   (United States)

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EID: 33947576768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011352     Document Type: Article

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