On the source region of traveling convection vortices

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-240

  Yahnin, A G ^a   Vorobjev, V G ^a   Bosinger T ^b   Rasinkangas, R ^b   Sibeck, D G ^c,d   Newell, P T ^c,d  

^a POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA SHEATHS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TRACKING (POSITION); ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CONVECTION VORTEX; LOW ALTITUDE SATELLITES; PARTICLE PRECIPITATION; PLASMA SHEET; SOURCE REGION;

VORTEX FLOW; MAGNETOSPHERE;

AURORAL OBSERVATION; ENERGETIC ELECTRONS; PARTICLE PRECIPITATION; TRAVELLING CONVECTION VORTICES (TCV);

EID: 0031076604     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03969     Document Type: Article

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