EISCAT observations of bursts of rapid flow in the high latitude dayside ionosphere
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Observations are presented of short-lived, highly structured bursts of rapid plasma flow observed with the ElSCAT radar in the high latitude dayside ionosphere. It is shown that the properties of the bursts are consistent with ionospheric perturbations caused by impulsive, localized reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause, i.e. by flux
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ElSCAT OBSERVATIONS OF BURSTS OF RAPID FLOW IN THE HIGH LATITUDE DAYSIDE IONOSPHERE
Observations are presented of short-lived, highly structured bursts of rapid plasma flow observed with the ElSCAT radar in the high latitude dayside ionosphere. It is shown that the properties of the bursts are consistent with ionospheric perturbations caused by impulsive, localized reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause, i.e. by flux
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