Dual HF radar study of the subauroral polarization stream

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2579-2591

  Makarevich, R A ^a   Dyson, P L ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC FIELD; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MAGNETIC METHOD; PLASMA; POLARIZATION; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; TASMAN;

EID: 37749001545     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-2579-2007     Document Type: Article

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