Polar observations of topside field-aligned O+ flows and auroral forms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 18969-18979

  Stevenson, B A ^a,b   Horwitz, J L ^a   Germany, G ^a   Moore, T E ^c   Giles, B L ^c   Craven, P D ^d   Chandler, M O ^d   Su, Y J ^e   Parks, G K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 39449113676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003042     Document Type: Article

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