A statistical study of the relative locations of electron and proton auroral boundaries inferred from meridian scanning photometer observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Zou, Y ^a   Nishimura, Y ^a   Lyons, L R ^a   Donovan, E F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 84862175674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017357     Document Type: Article

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