论文信息 - Electrostatic shocks as the source of discrete auroral arcs

Electrostatic shocks as the source of discrete auroral arcs

Properties of typical electrostatic shocks, as determined from 207 observations on high latitude magnetic field lines, are summarized. Seven arguments are presented in support of the view that discrete auroral arcs are produced by electron acceleration inside electrostatic shocks.

F. Mozer | R. Torbert

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