Space and ground based studies of transpolar arcs

This thesis presents a study of the formation and dynamics of 6 transpolar arcs. This work was undertaken primarily using auroral emission data from the Imager Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) spacecraft along with the ionospheric convection flow patterns from the Super Dual Auroral...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goudarzi, Atousa
Other Authors: Lester, M.
Published: University of Leicester 2009
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520
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.509274