Climatological patterns of high-latitude convection in the Northern and Southern hemispheres: Dipole tilt dependencies and interhemispheric comparisons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Pettigrew, E D ^a   Shepherd, S G ^a   Ruohoniemi, J M ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955599620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014956     Document Type: Article

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