Polar patches observed by ESR and their possible origin in the cusp region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1043-1053

  Smith, M ^a   Pryse, S E ^a   Kersley, L ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; plasma temperature and density; polar ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

EID: 6044247776     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850000273     Document Type: Article

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