The altitude of green OI 557.7 nm and blue N 2 + 427.8 nm aurora

We have performed a large statistical study of the peak emission altitude of green O(1D2–1S0) (557.7 nm) and blue N2+ 1 N (427.8 nm) aurora using observations from a network of all-sky cameras stationed across northern Finland and Sweden recorded during seven winter seasons from 2000 to 2007. Both e...

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Published in:Annales geophysicae (1988) 2023-01, Vol.41 (1), p.1-12
Main Authors: Whiter, Daniel K., Partamies, Noora, Gustavsson, Björn, Kauristie, Kirsti
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