Optical and particle signatures of magnetospheric boundary layers near magnetic noon: Satellite and ground-based observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A12, 2000, Pages 27555-27568

  Oksavik, K ^a,b   Soraas F ^a   Moen, J ^b,d   Burke, W J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 39449087238     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000237     Document Type: Article

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