Velocity of auroral arcs drifting equatorward from the polar cap
The drift velocity of an auroral arc is compared with the component of F-region plasma velocity in the same direction for ten cases where the arc is seen to move steadily equatorward for several minutes without any major change in appearance or orientation. In most cases the two velocities are c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
1998-10-01
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Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/16/1322/1998/angeo-16-1322-1998.pdf |