Near-Earth dipolarization: Evidence for a non-MHD process

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 2905-2908

  Lui, A T Y ^a   Liou, K ^a   Nose M ^a   Ohtani, S ^a   Williams, D J ^a   Mukai, T ^b   Tsuruda, K ^b   Kokubun, S ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA JETS;

NEAR EARTH DIPOLARIZATION;

RADIATION BELTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

CURRENT DISRUPTION; DIPOLARIZATION; GEOTAIL; NEAR-EARTH; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION;

EID: 0033210643     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL003620     Document Type: Article

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