Multiple polar cap arcs: Akebono (Exos D) observations

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 645-653

  Obara, T ^a   Mukai, T ^a   Hayakawa, H ^a   Tsuruda, K ^a   Matsuoka, A ^a   Nishida, A ^a   Fukunishi, H ^b   Zhu, L ^c   Sojka, J ^c   Crain, D ^c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; IONIC CONDUCTION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITES;

AKEBONO OBSERVATIONS; IONOSPHERIC CONDUCTANCE; MAGNETOSPHERE IONOSPHERE SUN ALIGNED ARC MODEL; MULTIPLE POLAR CAP ARCS; PRECIPITATING ELECTRONS; SPACING ENERGY DEPENDENCE;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 5544317484     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS00435     Document Type: Article

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