Seasonal effects on auroral particle acceleration and precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 5531-5542

  Liou, K ^a   Newell, P T ^a   Meng, C I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 63149182702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000391     Document Type: Article

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