Persistent quasiperiodic precipitation of suprathermal ambient electrons in decaying auroral arcs

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 12863-12873

  Semeter, Joshua ^a,c   Vogt, Joachim ^a,d   Haerendel, Gerhard ^a   Lynch, Kristina ^b   Arnoldy, Roger ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 39449114152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000136     Document Type: Article

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