Turbulent microstructures and formation of folds in auroral breakup arc

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Kataoka, Ryuho ^a   Miyoshi, Yoshizumi ^b   Sakanoi, Takeshi ^c   Yaegashi, Ayumi ^c   Shiokawa, Kazuo ^b   Ebihara, Yusuke ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 79955069665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016334     Document Type: Article

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