Relationship between the Northern Hemisphere Joule heating and geomagnetic activity in the southern polar cap

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A12, 2000, Pages 27167-27177

  Ballatore, P ^a   Lanzerotti, L J ^b   Lu, G ^c   Knipp, D J ^d  

^a LPCE CNRS   (France)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 39449137045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000390     Document Type: Article

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