A first comparison of POLAR magnetic field measurements and magnetohydrodynamic simulation results for field-aligned currents

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2491-2494

  Fedder, J A ^a,b,f   Slinker, S P ^b   Lyon, J G ^c   Russell, C T ^d   Fenrich, F R ^e   Luhmann, J G ^e  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f SFA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

FIELD ALIGNED CURRENTS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC PERTURBATION;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0031251664     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL02608     Document Type: Article

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