Solar wind density as a driver for the ring current in mild storms

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1797-1800

  Smith, J P ^a,b   Thomsen, M F ^a   Borovsky, J E ^a   Collier, M ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; STORMS; EARTH (PLANET); SOLAR ENERGY; WIND;

INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS; OPTIMAL TIME; RING CURRENTS; SOLAR WIND DATA; SOLAR WIND DENSITY; TIME LAG; TIME SHIFTS;

SOLAR WIND; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

MILD STORMS; RING CURRENT; SOLAR WIND DENSITY;

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0032735096     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900341     Document Type: Article

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