Calculations and ground-based observations of pulsed proton events in the dayside aurora

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1281-1291

  Sigernes, F ^a   Fasel, G ^b   Minow, J ^b   Deehr, C S ^b   Smith, R W ^b   Lorentzen, D A ^c   Wetjen, L T ^c   Henriksen, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 5844329809     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(95)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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