A statistical study of polar cap flow channels observed in both hemispheres using SuperDARN radars | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 12, 2022


Article Number		39
Number of page(s)		15
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2022037
Published online		18 November 2022

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