Stormtime subauroral density troughs: Ion-molecule kinetics effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A10, 2004, Pages

  Mishin, E V ^a   Burke, W J ^b   Viggiano, A A ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated electron temperatures; Stormtime subauroral density troughs; Vibrational excitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749091373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010438     Document Type: Article

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