Evolution of plasmaspheric ions at geosynchronous orbit during times of high geomagnetic activity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2189-2192

  Elphic, R C ^a   Weiss, L A ^a   Thomsen, M F ^a   McComas, D J ^a   Moldwin, M B ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DYNAMICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT; SUN; WIND;

DENSE COLD PLASMA; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; MAGNETOPAUSE CROSSINGS; MAGNETOSPHERIC COMPRESSION; PLASMASPHERIC EVOLUTION; PLASMASPHERIC IONS; STORM SUDDEN COMMENCEMENT; SUPERPOSED EPOCH ANALYSIS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0030213750     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02085     Document Type: Article

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