Comparison of AMIE-modeled and Sondrestrom-measured Joule heating: A study in model resolution and electric field-conductivity correlation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Cosgrove, R B ^a   Lu, G ^b   Bahcivan, H ^a   Matsuo, T ^c   Heinselman, C J ^a   McCready, M A ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences University of Colorado ^*  (United States)

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EID: 67650150999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013508     Document Type: Article

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