Comparison of the open-closed field line boundary location inferred using IMAGE-FUV SI12 images and EISCAT radar observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 883-892

  Hubert, B ^a   Aikio, A T ^b   Amm, O ^c   Pitkanen T ^b   Kauristie, K ^c   Milan, S E ^d   Cowley, S W H ^d   Gerard J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Instruments and techniques); Magnetospheric physics (Magnetopause, cusp, and boundary layers; Storms and substorms

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORM;

EID: 77950624934     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-28-883-2010     Document Type: Article

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