The fate of the outer plasmasphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-368

  Elphic, R C ^a   Thomsen, M F ^a   Borovsky, J E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA SHEATHS; STORMS; ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMAS;

EMPIRICAL MODEL; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MAGNETOSPHERIC PLASMAS; MAGNETOTAIL LOBES; NEAR-EARTH PLASMAS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; PLASMASPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0031071271     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00141     Document Type: Article

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