Polarization in aurorae: A new dimension for space environments studies

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Lilensten, Jean ^a   Moen, Jøran ^b,c   Barthélemy, Mathieu ^a   Thissen, Roland ^a   Simon, Cyril ^a,c   Lorentzen, Dag A ^d   Dutuit, Odile ^a   Amblard, Pierre Olivier ^e   Sigernes, Fred ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^e GIPSA LAB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; NONMETALS; OXYGEN;

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION; AURORAE; ELECTRON IMPACT (EI); EMISSION LINES; FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS; GEOPHYSICAL CONDITIONS; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON (LEE); MAGNETIC (CE); NEW PARAMETERS; PLANETARY SCIENCES; POLAR CAP REGION; RED LINE; SPACE ENVIRONMENTS; SPACE MISSIONS;

POLARIZATION;

ASTRONOMY; AURORA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; POLAR REGION; POLARIZATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 48249097200     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL033006     Document Type: Article

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