Initial development of HF radar polar patch caused by azimuthal flow burst in the cusp

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Taguchi, S ^a   Hosokawa, K ^a   Suzuki, S ^a,b   Yukimatu, A S ^b   Sato, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 77952330294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014631     Document Type: Article

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