Reversed flow events in the winter cusp ionosphere observed by the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) Svalbard radar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Rinne, Y ^a   Moen, J ^a,b   Oksavik, K ^c   Carlson, H C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b University Centre   (Norway)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37449030338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012366     Document Type: Review

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