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Aurorasaurus database of real-time, crowd-sourced aurora data for space weather research. / Kosar, Burcu; MacDonald, Elizabeth A.; Case, Nathan Anthony et al.
In: Earth and Space Science, Vol. 5, No. 12, 12.2018, p. 970-980.

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Kosar, B, MacDonald, EA, Case, NA & Heavner, M 2018, 'Aurorasaurus database of real-time, crowd-sourced aurora data for space weather research', Earth and Space Science, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 970-980. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EA000454

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Kosar, B., MacDonald, E. A., Case, N. A., & Heavner, M. (2018). Aurorasaurus database of real-time, crowd-sourced aurora data for space weather research. Earth and Space Science, 5(12), 970-980. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EA000454

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Kosar B, MacDonald EA, Case NA, Heavner M. Aurorasaurus database of real-time, crowd-sourced aurora data for space weather research. Earth and Space Science. 2018 Dec;5(12):970-980. Epub 2018 Dec 21. doi: 10.1029/2018EA000454

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Kosar, Burcu ; MacDonald, Elizabeth A. ; Case, Nathan Anthony et al. / Aurorasaurus database of real-time, crowd-sourced aurora data for space weather research. In: Earth and Space Science. 2018 ; Vol. 5, No. 12. pp. 970-980.

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