Search for magnetically quiet CHAMP polar passes and the characteristics of ionospheric currents during the dark season

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2997-3009

  Ritter, P ^a   Luhr H ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; CORRELATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; POLAR REGION; SOLAR WIND; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 37849189655     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-2997-2006     Document Type: Article

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