Nonlinear model of short-scale electrodynamics in the auroral ionosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1128-1144

  Noel J M A ^a   St Maurice, J P ^a   Blelly, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere, electric fields and currents, ionosphere magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

EID: 6044251265     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-000-1128-1     Document Type: Article

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