Modeling the observed proton aurora and ionospheric convection responses to changes in the IMF clock angle: 2. Persistence of ionospheric convection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Lockwood, M ^a,b   Lanchester, B S ^a   Morley, S K ^a,e   Throp, K ^a   Milan, S E ^c   Lester, M ^c   Frey, H U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 33947578434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010307     Document Type: Article

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