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Determining the mechanism of cusp proton aurora

Earth's cusp proton aurora occurs near the prenoon and is primarily produced by the precipitation of solar energetic (2–10 keV) protons. Cusp auroral precipitation provides a direct source of energy for the high-latitude dayside upper atmosphere, contributing to chemical composition change and...

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Autores principales: Xiao, Fuliang, Zong, Qiugang, Su, Zhenpeng, Yang, Chang, He, Zhaoguo, Wang, Yongfu, Gao, Zhonglei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3622916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23575366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01654