On the magnetospheric source regions of substorm-related field-aligned currents and auroral precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18483-18493

  Lu, G ^a   Brittnacher, M ^b   Parks, G ^b   Lummerzheim, D ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 39449116545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000365     Document Type: Article

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