Remote sensing space weather events: Antarctic-Arctic Radiation-belt (Dynamic) Deposition-VLF Atmospheric Research Konsortium network

Space Weather

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^b   Thomson, Neil R ^b   Brundell, James B ^c   Ulich, Thomas ^d   Lichtenberger, János ^e   Cobbett, Neil ^a   Collier, Andrew B ^f,g   Menk, Frederick W ^h   Seppälä, Annika ^a,i   Verronen, Pekka T ⁱ   Turunen, Esa ^d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UltraMSKcom   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f Hermanus Magnetic Obsevatory   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

ⁱ FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 70350067874     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008SW000412     Document Type: Article

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