High-latitude ionospheric response to a sudden impulse event during northward IMF conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A2, 2000, Pages 2521-2531

  Moretto, T ^a   Ridley, A J ^b   Engebretson, M J ^c   Rasmussen, O ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b South West Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^c AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

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EID: 39449106663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900475     Document Type: Article

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