‘X-Currents’ and Extreme Brightening in Dayside Aurora
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. 18 December 2017
3.2. 6 December 2018
3.3. 31 December 2018
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fasel, G.; Wang, A.; Daucher, A.; Lee, L.-C.; Pepperdine, J.; Bradley, O.; Mann, J.; Kim, M.; Swonger, B.; Sigernes, F.; et al. ‘X-Currents’ and Extreme Brightening in Dayside Aurora. Universe 2024, 10, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe10050216
Fasel G, Wang A, Daucher A, Lee L-C, Pepperdine J, Bradley O, Mann J, Kim M, Swonger B, Sigernes F, et al. ‘X-Currents’ and Extreme Brightening in Dayside Aurora. Universe. 2024; 10(5):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe10050216
Chicago/Turabian StyleFasel, Gerard, Abrielle Wang, Audrey Daucher, Lou-Chuang Lee, Julia Pepperdine, Owen Bradley, John Mann, Minji Kim, Benjamin Swonger, Fred Sigernes, and et al. 2024. "‘X-Currents’ and Extreme Brightening in Dayside Aurora" Universe 10, no. 5: 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe10050216