FAST observations of the solar illumination dependence of upflowing electron beams in the auroral zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A2, 2004, Pages

  Cattell, C ^a   Dombeck, J ^a   Yusof, W ^a   Carlson, C ^b   McFadden, J ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Downward current region; Solar illumination; Upflowing electron beams

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244222337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010075     Document Type: Article

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