Storm-time penetration to low latitudes of magnetospheric-ionospheric convection and convection-driven thermospheric winds

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 3075-3078

  Reddy, C A ^a   Mayr, H G ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Vattiyoorkavu ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; IONS; MAGNETOPLASMA; MAGNETOSPHERE; SATELLITES; VELOCITY; GEOMAGNETISM;

MAGNETIC STORMS; CURRENT MODELS; HIGH VELOCITY; IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MAGNETIC LATITUDE; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; THERMOSPHERIC WINDS; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

IONOSPHERE; WIND;

EID: 0032529756     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02334     Document Type: Article

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