Auroral proton and electron signatures in the dayside aurora

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A6, 2000, Pages 12733-12745

  Lorentzen, D A ^a,b   Moen, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449102940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900405     Document Type: Article

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