FAST observations of the solar illumination dependence of downgoing auroral electron beams: Relationship to electron energy flux

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Cattell, C ^a   Dombeck, J ^a   Carlson, C ^b   McFadden, J ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947605342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011337     Document Type: Article

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