Simultaneous images of the northern and southern auroras from the Polar spacecraft: An auroral substorm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A4, 2003, Pages

  Frank, L A ^a   Sigwarth, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral onsets; Auroral substorms; North south auroral images; Substorm mapping into magnetosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905338866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009356     Document Type: Article

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