Transverse ion acceleration mechanisms in the aurora at solar minimum: Occurrence distributions

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 467-475

  Lund, E J ^a   Mobius E ^a,b   Carlson, C W ^c   Ergun, R E ^c   Kistler, L M ^a,b   Klecker, B ^d   Klumpar, D M ^e   McFadden, J P ^c   Popecki, M A ^a   Strangeway, R J ^f   Tung, Y K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 6744231335     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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