A dedicated H-beta meridian scanning photometer for proton aurora measurement

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 753-764

  Unick, Craig W ^a   Donovan, Eric ^a   Connors, Martin ^b   Jackel, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

H beta emission; photometry; proton aurora

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010842059     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JA022630     Document Type: Article

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