On the winding of auroral spirals: Interhemispheric observations and Hallinan's theory revisited

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 28913-28924

  Partamies, N ^a,b   Freeman, M P ^c   Kauristie, K ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39449093308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900093     Document Type: Article

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