The magnetospheric response to the CME passage of January 10-11, 1997, as seen at geosynchronous orbit

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2545-2548

  Thomsen, M F ^a   Borovsky, J E ^a   McComas, D J ^a   Elphic, R C ^a   Maurice, S ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA SHEATHS; GEOMAGNETISM; GEOPHYSICS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ORBITS; PLASMA DENSITY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOPAUSE CROSSINGS; MAGNETOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MAGNETOSPHERIC RESPONSE; MAGNETOTAILS; SUBSTORM ACTIVITY;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

CORONAL MASS INJECTION; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; GLOBAL COMPRESSION; MAGNETOPAUSE CROSSINGS; PLASMA SHEET DENSITY ENHANCEMENT; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0032114963     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00514     Document Type: Article

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