A statistical investigation of the Cowling channel efficiency in the auroral zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Amm, O ^a,b   Fujii, R ^b   Kauristie, K ^a   Aikio, A ^c   Yoshikawa, A ^d   Ieda, A ^b   Vanhamkai H ^a,b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 79851478837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015988     Document Type: Article

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