Real-time determination and monitoring of the auroral electrojet boundaries

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Johnsen, Magnar Gullikstad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aeronomy; Aurora; Geomagnetism; Ionosphere (auroral); Space weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894453965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21157251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/swsc/2013050     Document Type: Article

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