Properties of localized, high latitude, dayside aurora

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A4, 2003, Pages

  Frey, H U ^a   Immel, T J ^a   Lu, G ^b   Bonnell, J ^a   Fuselier, S A ^c   Mende, S B ^a   Hubert, B ^d   Oostgaard N ^a   Le, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Aurora; Electron precipitation; High latitude; Interplanetary magnetic field; Ionosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905351957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009332     Document Type: Article

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