Diffuse, monoenergetic, and broadband aurora: The global precipitation budget

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Newell, P T ^a   Sotirelis, T ^a   Wing, S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 72649107338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014326     Document Type: Article

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