Auroral Electron acceleration by Alfvén waves and electrostatic fields

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A11, 2000, Pages 25333-25344

  Rönnmark, Kjell ^a   Hamrin, Maria ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 39449114467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900103     Document Type: Article

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