FAST and IMAGE-FUV observations of a substorm onset

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A9, 2003, Pages

  Mende, S B ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Frey, H U ^a   Peticolas, L M ^a   Ostgaard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfven wave aurora; Auroral substorm; Substorm onset; Substorm onset precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644249019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009787     Document Type: Article

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