Azimuthal pressure gradient as driving force of substorm currents

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 959-962

  Shiokawa, K ^a,b   Haerendel, G ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA SHEATHS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMAS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

DRIVING FORCES; ELEVATION ANGLE; FIELD ALIGNED CURRENTS; GRADIENT OF PLASMA PRESSURES; MAGNETIC FIELD DATA; MAGNETICALLY ACTIVES; NEUTRAL SHEETS; RADIAL DISTANCE;

MAGNETOPLASMA; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

AZIMUTHAL PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SUBSTORM CURRENTS;

EID: 0032050558     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00540     Document Type: Article

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