On the spatial and temporal relationship between auroral intensification and flow enhancement in a pseudosubstorm event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A6, 2004, Pages

  Liang, Jun ^a   Sofko, G J ^a   Donovan, E F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auroral intensification; Flow enhancement; Pseudosubstorm

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947684371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010200     Document Type: Article

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