Motion of polar cap patches: A statistical study with all-sky airglow imager at Resolute Bay, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Hosokawa, K ^a   Kashimoto, T ^a   Suzuki, S ^a   Shiokawa, K ^c   Otsuka, Y ^c   Ogawa, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 67650112670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA014020     Document Type: Article

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