Simultaneous observations of small multi-scale structures in an auroral arc

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 633-637

  Dahlgren, H ^a   Aikio, A ^b   Kaila, K ^b   Ivchenko, N ^a   Lanchester, B S ^c   Whiter, D K ^c   Marklund, G T ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auroral curls and folds; Auroral fine structure; Instruments and techniques; Plasma instabilities

Indexed keywords

AURORAL ARCS; AURORAL CURLS; EVENT STUDIES; FINE STRUCTURES; INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES; MULTI-SCALE STRUCTURES; MULTISCALES; PERIODIC DISTORTIONS; PLASMA INSTABILITIES; SCALE DISTORTION; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; SPATIAL SCALE; VORTEX STREET;

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 77952956058     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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