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48 papers in peer reviewed journals, 16 of these as first author.
2 papers in peer reviewed books/monographs, 1 of these as first author.
6 papers in journals without referee, 2 of these as first author.
2 scientic/technical reports with referee, 2 of these as first author.

Talks and posters
Submitted


Papers in International Scientific Journals with Referee


Accepted

48) N. Østgaard ,T. Gjesteland, J. Stadsnes, P. H. Connell, B. Carlson. The production altitude and time delays of the terrestrial gamma flashes - revisiting the BATSE spectra. J. Geophys. Res., Accepted Sept 2007.
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2007

47) C. Sætre , C. A. Barth, J. Stadsnes, N. Østgaard, S. M. Baily, D. N. Baker, G. A. Germany and J. W. Gjerloev. Thermospheric nitric oxide at higher latitudes - Model calculations with auroral energy input. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 112, No. A8, A08306, doi: 19.1029.2006JA012203, 2007.
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46) K. Snekvik, S. Haaland, N. Østgaard, H. Hasegawa, R. Nakamura, T. Takada, F. Pitout, H. R`eme, B. Klecker, and E. A. Lucek. Cluster observations of a field aligned current at the dawn flank of a bursty bulk flow. Ann. Geophys., 25, 1405-1415, 2007.
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45) A. L. Borg, N. Østgaard, A. Pedersen M. Øieroset, T. D. Phan, G. Germany, A. Aasnes, W. Lewis, J. Stadsnes, E. A. Lucek, H. R`eme, C. Moukis. Simultaneous observations of magnetotail reconnection and bright X-ray aurora on 2. October 2002. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 112, No. A6, A06215, doi: 10.1029/2006JA011913, 2007.
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44) Anil Bhardwaj, Ronald F. Elsner, G. Randall Gladstone, Thomas E. Cravens, Carey M. Lisse, Konrad Dennerl, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Brad Wargelin, J. Hunter Waite Jr., Ina Robertson, Nikolai Østgaard, Peter Beiersdorfer, Steven L. Snowden, Vasili Kharchenko. X-rays from Solar System Bodies, Review paper in Planet Space Science, Vol 55/9, pp 1135-1189, doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.11.009, 2007.
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43) N. Østgaard , S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, J. B. Sigwarth, A. Aasnes, J. Weygand. Auroral conjugacy studies based on global imaging J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., special issue from Yosemite 2006, 69, 249-255, 2007.
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42) Anil Bhardwaj , G. Randall Gladstone, Ronald F. Elsner, Nikolai Østgaard, J. Hunter Waite, Jr., Thomas E. Cravens, Shen-Wu Chang, Tariq Majeed, Albert E. Metzger. First terrestrial soft X-ray auroral observation by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., Vol 69/ 1-2 pp 179-187, DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.07.011, 2007.
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2006

41) C. Sætre , C. A. Barth, J. Stadsnes, N. Østgaard, S. M. Baily, D. N. Baker and J. W. Gjerloev. Comparison of electron energy deposition calculated by a photochemical nitric oxide model, and derived from X.ray bremsstrahlung measurements
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 111, No. A4, A04301 doi:10.1029/2005JA011399, 2006.
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40) A. Aksnes , J. Stadsnes, N. Ostgaard, G. A. Germany, K. Oksavik, R. R. Vondrak, A. Brekke, U. P. Lovhaug. Height profiles of the ionospheric electron density derived using space-based remote sensing of UV and X-ray emissions, and EISCAT radar data: A ground-truth experiment.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 111, No. A2, A02301, doi:10.1029/2005JA011331, 2006.
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2005

39) E. Tanskanen, M. Palmroth, T.I. Pulkkinen, H.E.J. Koskinen, P. Janhunen, N. Østgaard, J.A. Slavin, K. Liou. Energetics of a substorm on 15 august, 2001: comparing empirical methods and a global MHD simulation.
Advances in Space Research, 36, 10, 1825, 2005.
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38) N. Østgaard, S. B. Mende , H. U. Frey , J. B. Sigwarth. Simultaneous imaging of the reconnection spot in the conjugate hemispheres during northward IMF.
Highlighted in Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, No. 21, L21104, doi: 10.1029/2005GL024491, 2005.
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37) M. Palmroth , P. Janhunen, T. I. Pulkkinen, A. Aksnes, G. Lu , N. Østgaard, J. Watermann, G. D. Reeves, G. A. Germany. Assessment of ionospheric Joule heating by GUMICS-4 MHD simulation, AMIE, and satellite-based statistics: Towards a synthesis.
Annales Geophysicae, 23, 2051-2068, 2005,
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36) A. Åsnes, J. Stadsnes, R. W. Friedel, N. Østgaard, M. Thomsen. Medium energy pitch anglke distribution during substorm injected electron cloud.
Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, No. 10, L10101, doi: 10.1029/2004GL022008, 2005.
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35) A. Åsnes, R. W. Friedel, J. Stadsnes, M. Thomsen, N. Østgaard, T. Cayton. Statistical pitch angle properties of substorm injected electron clouds and their relation to dawnside energetic electron precipitation.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 110, No. A5, A05207, doi:10.1029/2004JA010838, 2005.
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34) O. Amm, A. Aksnes, J. Stadsnes, N. Østgaard, R. R. Vondrak, G. A. Germany, G. Lu, A. Viljanen. Mesoscale ionospheric electrodynamics of omega bands determined from ground-based electromagnetic and satellite optical observations.
Ann. Geophys., 23 (2): 325-342 2005.
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33) A. Aksnes, O. Amm, J. Stadsnes, N. Østgaard, G. A. Germany, R. R. Vondrak, I. Sillanpaa. Ionospheric conductances derived from satellite measurements and auroral UV and X-ray emissions, and ground-based electromagnetic data: A comparison.
Ann. Geophys., 23 (2): 343-358 2005.
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32) A. Kozlovsky, V. Safargaleev, N. Østgaard, T. Turunen, J. Jussila, A Roldugin. On the motion of dayside auroras caused by a solar wind pressure pulse.
Ann. Geophys., 23 (2): 509-521 2005.
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31) N. Østgaard, N. A. Tsyganenko, S. B. Mende , H. U. Frey , T. J. Immel, M. Fillingim, L. A. Frank, J. B. Sigwarth. Observations and model predictions of substorm auroral asymmetries in the conjugate hemispheres.
Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, 5, L05111, doi:10.1029/2004GL022166, 2005.
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30) N. Østgaard, J. Moen, S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, T. J. Immel, P. Gallop, K. Oksavik, M. Fujimoto. Estimates of magnetotail reconnection rate based on IMAGE FUV and EISCAT measurements
Ann. Geophys. (Eleventh International EISCAT Workshop), 23 (1), 123-134, 2005.
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29) T. J. Stubbs , R. R. Vondrak and N. Østgaard, J. B. Sigwarth and L. A. Frank. Simultaneous observations of the auroral oval in both hemispheres under varying conditions.
Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol 32, L03103, doi:10.1029/2004GL021199, 2005.
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2004

28) H.U. Frey , G. Haerendel, S.B. Mende, W. T. Forrester, T.J. Immel, N. Østgaard. Sub-auroral morning proton spots (SAMPS) as a result of plasmapause-ring current interaction,
J. Geophys. Res., 109, A10305, 10.1029/2004JA010516, 2004.
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27) C. Sætre , J. Stadsnes, H. Nesse, A. Aksnes, S. M. Petrinec, C. A. Barth, D. N. Baker, R. R. Vondrak and N. Østgaard. Energetic electron precipitation and the NO abundance in the upper atmosphere - A direct comparison during geomagnetic storm.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, No. A9, A09302 10.1029/2004JA010485, 2004.
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26) A. Åsnes, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, N. Østgaard, M. Schulz, D. L. Detrick, T. J. Rosenberg, S. E. Haaland, H. Singer. Pi2-pulsations observed in energetic electron precipitation and magnetic field in association with a substorm surge.
Ann. Geophys., 22 (6): 2097-2105, 2004.
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25) N. Østgaard, S. B. Mende , H. U. Frey , T. J. Immel, L. A. Frank, J. B. Sigwarth, T. J. Stubbs. Interplanetary magnetic field control of the location of substorm onset and auroral features in the conjugate hemispheres.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, No. A7, A07204, 10.1029/2003JA010370, 2004
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24) C. J. Farrugia, P. E. Sandholt, R. B. Torbert, N. Østgaard. Temporal and spatial aspects of the cusp inferred from local and global ground- and space-based observations in a case study.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, No. A4, A04209 10.1029/2003JA010121, 2004.
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23) H.U. Frey , N. Østgaard, T.J. Immel, H. Korth, S.B. Mende, Seasonal dependence of localized, High Latitude Dayside Aurora (HiLDA).
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, No. A4, A04303, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010293, 2004.
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22) A. Aksnes, J Stadsnes, G. Lu, N. Østgaard, R. R. Vondrak, D. L. Detrick, T. J. Rosenberg, G. A. Germany, M. Schulz. Effects of energetic electrons on the electrondynamics in the ionosphere.
Ann. Geophys., 2, 475 - 496, 2004.
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2003

21) N. Østgaard, S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, L. A. Frank , J. B. Sigwarth. Observations of non-conjugate theta aurora.
Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 30, No. 21, 2125, doi: 10.1029/2003GL017914, 2003.
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20) M. Meurant, J.-C. Gérard, B. Hubert, C. Blockx, N. Østgaard, S.B. Mende. Dynamics of global scale electron and proton precipitation induced by a solar wind pressure pulse.
Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 30, No. 20, 2032, doi: 10.1029/2003GL018017, 2003
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19) S. B. Mende, C. W. Carlson, H. U. Frey, L. M. Peticolas, N. Østgaard. FAST and IMAGE-FUV observations of a Substorm onset.
J. Geophys. Res.,Vol. 108, (A9), 1344, doi:10.1029/2002JA009787, 2003.
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18) H. U. Frey, S. B. Mende, T. J. Immel, S. A. Fuselier, N. Østgaard. Proton aurora in the CUSP during southward IMF.
J. Geophys. Res.,108 (A7), 1277 , doi:10.1029/2003JA009861R, 2003.
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17) N. Østgaard, S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, G. R. Gladstone, H. Lauche. Neutral hydrogen density profiles derived from geocoronal imaging.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108, No. A7, 1300, doi:10.1029/2002JA009749, 2003.
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16) T. Christensen, N. Østgaard, T. J. Rosenberg, D. L. Detrick, G. A. Germany, P. Stauning. Conjugate high-intensity energetic electron precipitation at high latitude.
Ann. Geophysicae, 21, 1443-1455, 2003 .
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15) T. J. Immel, S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, N. Østgaard, G. R. Gladstone. Effect of the July 14, 2000 solar flare on Earth's FUV emissions.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108 (A4), 1155, doi:10.1029/2001JA009060, 2003.
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14) H. U. Frey, T. J. Immel, G. Lu, J. Bonnell, S. A. Fuselier, S. B. Mende, B. Hubert, N. Østgaard, G. Le. Properties of localized, high latitude, dayside aurora.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108 (A4), 8008, doi:10.1029/2002JA009356, 2003.
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13) N. Østgaard, D. L. Detrick, T. J. Rosenberg, R. R. Vondrak, H. U. Frey, S. B. Mende, S. E. Håland, J. Stadsnes, High-latitude dayside energetic precipitation and IMF BZ rotations.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108 (A4), 8013, doi:10.1029/2002JA009350, 2003
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2002

12) N. Østgaard, G. A. Germany, J. Stadsnes, R. R. Vondrak. Energy analysis of substorms based on remote sensing techniques, solar wind measurements and geomagnetic indices.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 107, NO. A9, 1233, doi: 10.1029/2001JA002002, 2002.
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11) N. Østgaard, R. R. Vondrak, J. W. Gjerloev, G. A. Germany. A relation between the energy deposition by electron precipitation and geomagnetic indices during substorms.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 107, NO. A9, 1246, doi: 10.1029/2001JA002003, 2002.
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10) J. A. Slavin, D. H. Fairfield, R. P. Lepping, M. Hesse, A. Ieda, E. Tanskanen, N. Østgaard, T. Mukai, T. Nagai, H. J. Singer, P. R. Sutcliffe. Simultaneous observations of earthward flow bursts and plasmoid ejection during magnetospheric substorms.
J. Geophys. Res.,Vol. 107, NO. A7, 10.1029/2000JA003501, 2002.
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9) A. Aksnes, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, N. Østgaard, R. R. Vondrak, D. L. Detrick, T. J. Rosenberg, G. A. Germany, D. Chenette. Instantaneous ionosphericglobal conductance maps during an isolated substorm.
Ann. Geophysicae, 20, 1181 - 1191, 2002.
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2001

8) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, G. A. Germany, R. R. Vondrak, G. K. Parks, S. A Cummer, D. L. Chenette, J. G. Pronko. Auroral electron distributions derived from combined UV and X-ray emissions.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol.106, 26,081 - 26,090, 2001.
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2000

7) J. Bjordal, L. Borovkov, I. Kornilov, T. Kornilova, L. Lazutin, N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, G. Starkov, E. Thorsen, S. Chernouss. Structure of polar aurora over Kola Peninsula and X-ray oval measured by Polar satellite on February 9, 1997.
Geomagnetism and Aeronomie, No.3, 2000.

6) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, R. R. Vondrak, S. A Cummer, D. L. Chenette, M. Schulz, J. G. Pronko. Cause of the localized maximum of X-ray emission in the morning sector: A comparison with electron measurements.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 105, No A9, p. 20,869 - 20,885, 2000.
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5) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, R. R. Vondrak, S. A Cummer, D. L. Chenette, M. Schulz, G. K. Parks, M. J. Brittnacher, D. L. McKenzie, J. G. Pronko. Global X-ray emission during an isolated substorm - A case study.
J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., Vol. 62 (10), p. 889 - 900, 2000.
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4) S. A. Cummer, R. R. Vondrak, N. Østgaard, J. Bjordal, J. Stadsnes, D. L. Chenette, G. K. Parks, M. J. Brittnacher, L. Frank and J. Sigwarth. Global multi-spectral auroral imaging of an isolated substorm.
Geophys. Res. Letter, Vol 27, No 5, p. 637-640, 2000.
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1999

3) S. Håland, N. Østgaard, J. Bjordal, J. Stadsnes, S. Ullaland, G. D. Reeves, D. L. Chenette, B. Wilken, T. Yamamoto, T. Doke, G. K. Parks, M. J. Brittnacher. Magnetospheric and Ionospheric Response to a Substorm: Geotail HEP-LD and Polar PIXIE Observations.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 104, No. A12, p. 28,459. 1999.
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2) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, R. R. Vondrak, S. A Cummer, D. L. Chenette, G. K. Parks, M. J. Brittnacher, D. L. McKenzie. Global Scale Electron Precipitation Features seen in UV and X-rays During Substorms.
J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 104, p. 10,191 - 10,204, 1999.
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1998

1) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, K. Aarsnes, F. Søraas, Karl Måseide, M. Smith, J.Sharber. Simultaneous Measurements of X-rays and Electrons During a Pulsating Aurora.
Ann. Geophysicae, 16, 148 - 160, 1998.
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Papers in peer reviewed books/monographs


2) N. Østgaard and E. Tanskanen. Energetics of isolated and stormtime substorms.
Disturbances in Geospace: The Storm-Substorm Relationship, Geophysical Monograph 142. doi: 10.1029/142GM14, 2003.
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1) D. L. Chenette, W. L. Imhof, S. M. Petrinec, M. Schulz, J. Mobilia, J. G. Pronko, M. A. Rinaldi, J. B. Cladis, F. Fenrich, N. Østgaard, M. C. McNab. Global Energy-Resolved X-Ray Images of Northern Aurora and Their Mappings to the Equatorial Magnetosphere.
in The Physics of Sun-Earth Plasma and Field Processes, edited by J. L. Burch, Geophysical Monograph Series, AGU, Washington, D.C., 109, 1998.

Papers in International Scientific Journals without Referee


6) N. Østgaard , S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, J. B. Sigwarth, A. Aasnes, J. Weygand. Conjugate imaging of substorms Proceedings from the ICS 8, 2006, in Banff, Canada, ISBN 978-0-88953-312-7, 2007.
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5) T. Neubert, I. Kuvvetli, C. Budtz-Jorgensen, N. Østgaard, V. Reglero, N. Arnold. The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) for the International Space Station. Proceedings from the ILWS Goa Workshop. p 448, ISBN-81-87099-40-2, Quest Publications, 2006.
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4) J. Nystrand, K. Brønstad, G. Eigen, F. Eisele, P. Fischer, H. Helstrup, N. Herrmann, V. Lindenstruth, R. Männer, K. Meier, N. Østgaard, D. Röhrich, B. Skaali, J. Stachel, J. Stadsnes, S. Stapnes, B. Stugu, B.G. Svensson, T. Tveter, K. Ullaland, and U. Uwer. The International Research Training Group. Development and Application of Intelligent Detectors. Proceedings from the EUI-Net conference, Tallin, May, 2006.
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3) O. Amm, A. Aksnes, J. Stadsnes, N. Østgaard, R. R. Vondrak, G. A. Germany, I. Sillanpaa. Observations and analysis of ionospheric electrodynamics during a substorm recovery phase using the MIRACLE network.
Proceedings from the ICS 7 in Finland, 2004.
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2) A. Bhardwaj , G. R. Gladstone, R. F. Elsner, J. H. Waite, Jr., D. Grodent, T. E. Cravens, R. R. Howell, A. E. Metzger, N. Østgaard, A. Maurellis, R. E. Johnson, M. C. Weisskopf, T. Majeed , P. G. Ford, A. F. Tennant, J. T. Clarke, W. S. Lewis, K. C. Hurley, F. J. Crary, E. D. Feigelson, G. P. Garmire, D. T. Young, M. K. Dougherty, S. A. Espinosa, J.-M. Jahn. Soft X-ray emissions from planets, moons and comets.
ESA-SP-514, Proc. ESLAB 36 Symposium, 'Earth-Like Planets and Moons', ESTEC, Noordwijk, 3-8 June 2002, pp215-226. 2002.
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1) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, J. Bjordal, E. Thorsen, R. R. Vondrak, S. A. Cummer, D. L. Chenette, G. K. Parks, M. J. Brittnacher, D. L. McKenzie. Global Scale Electron Precipitation During Substorm Expansions.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Substorms -4, 55 - 58, 1998, Terra Scientific Publishing Company, Tokyo, edited by S. Kokubun and Y. Kamide.
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Scientific/Technical Reports


2) N. Østgaard, J. Bjordal, J. Stadsnes, E. Thorsen. PIXIE data processing at the University of Bergen.
Scientific/Technical Report No 1999-05, Dept. of Physics, University of Bergen, ISSN 0803-2696, May 1999.
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1) N. Østgaard, J. Stadsnes, K. Aarsnes, F. Søraas, M. Smith. PULSAUR II Launched 01.23 MLT 9.2.1994: X-ray Measurements During a Pulsating Aurora.
Scientific/Technical Report No 1996-08, Dept. of Physics, University of Bergen, ISSN 0803-2696, August 1996


Thesis for Doctor Scientiarum (Ph.D)

The dynamics of energetic electron precipitation during substorms - Utilization of the remote sensing technique of X rays , University of Bergen, December 1999

Thesis for Candidatus Scientiarum

PULSAUR II, Rocket experiment during pulsating Aurora, Electron and X-ray measurements
N. Østgaard, University of Bergen, Mar-1996
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