IMAGE FUV and in situ FAST particle observations of substorm aurorae

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A4, 2003, Pages

  Mende, S B ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Frey, H U ^a   Immel, T J ^a   Gerard J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

2704 magnetospheric physics: Auroral phenomena (2407); 2708 magnetospheric physics: Current systems (2409); 2716 magnetospheric physics: Energetic particles, precipitating; 2788 magnetospheric physics: Storms and substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905338962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009413     Document Type: Article

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