Vertical thermal O+ flows at 850 km in dynamic auroral boundary coordinates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Redmon, R J ^a   Peterson, W K ^b   Andersson, L ^b   Kihn, E A ^a   Denig, W F ^a   Hairston, M ^c   Coley, R ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 78649750874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015589     Document Type: Article

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