Observed trends in auroral zone ion mode solitary wave structure characteristics using data from Polar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 19013-19021

  Dombeck, J ^a   Cattell, C ^a   Crumley, J ^a   Peterson, W K ^b   Collin, H L ^b   Kletzing, C ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39449113675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000355     Document Type: Article

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