Wave dispersion and the discrete aurora: New constraints derived from high-speed imagery

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Semeter, J ^a   Zettergren, M ^a   Diaz, M ^a   Mende, S ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 61349156033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013122     Document Type: Article

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