Nightside ionospheric electrodynamics associated with substorms: PFISR and THEMIS ASI observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Zou, S ^a   Lyons, L R ^a   Nicolls, M J ^b   Heinselman, C J ^b   Mende, S B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 72049088261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014259     Document Type: Article

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