Variability of the ring current source population

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3481-3484

  Thomsen, M F ^a   Borovsky, J E ^a   McComas, D J ^a   Collier, M R ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SOURCES; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ORBITS; PLASMA SHEATHS; SOLAR SYSTEM; STORMS;

GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; PLASMA-SHEET DENSITY; RING CURRENT DYNAMICS;

GEOMAGNETISM; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; INTERPLANETARY ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETOPAUSE CURRENT; RING CURRENTS; SOURCE REGION; SOURCE STRENGTH; WIND SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0032531347     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02633     Document Type: Article

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