Observations of bidirectional electrons in the distant tail lobes: GEOTAIL results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 959-962

  Baker, D N ^a   Nishida, A ^b   Mukai, T ^b   Yamamoto, T ^b   Saito, Y ^b   Matsuno, Y ^b   Kokubun, S ^c   Pulkkinen, T I ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA SHEATHS; SOLAR RADIATION; DYNAMICS;

MAGNETOPAUSE;

MAGNETOSPHERE; ELECTRONS;

BIDIRECTIONAL ELECTRONS; ELECTRON FLUX ENHANCEMENTS; LOW-ENERGY PARTICLES; MAGNETIC FIELD LINE; MAGNETOTAIL LOBES; OPEN FIELD LINES; PLASMA ELECTRONS; POLAR CAP REGION;

EID: 0031118590     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00110     Document Type: Article

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