Azimuthal structures of substorm electron injection and their signatures in riometer observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Liang, Jun ^a   Liu, W W ^a   Spanswick, E ^b,c   Donovan, E F ^b  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 36148947899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012354     Document Type: Article

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