High- and low-altitude observations of adiabatic parameters associated with auroral electron acceleration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A2, 2000, Pages 2541-2550

  Shiokawa, K ^a   Baumjohann, W ^b   Haerendel, G ^b   Fukunishi, H ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449098432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900458     Document Type: Article

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