Dynamic cusp aurora and associated pulsed reverse convection during northward interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A6, 2000, Pages 12869-12894

  Sandholt, P E ^a   Farrugia, C J ^b   Cowley, S W H ^c   Lester, M ^c   Denig, W F ^d   Cerisier, J C ^e   Milan, S E ^c   Moen, J ^f   Trondsen, E ^a   Lybekk, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

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EID: 39449084604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900025     Document Type: Article

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