Characteristics of field-aligned currents near the auroral acceleration region: FAST observations

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 118, Issue , 2000, Pages 181-189

  Peria, W J ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Ergun, R E ^a   McFadden, J P ^a   Bonnell, J ^b   Elphic, R C ^b   Strangeway, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84905330674     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM118p0181     Document Type: Chapter

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