Observation of isolated structures of the low latitude boundary layer with the Interball/Tail probe

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 4305-4308

  Vaisberg, O L ^a   Smirnov, V N ^a   Avanov, L A ^a   Waite Jr , J H ^b   Burch, J L ^b   Russell, C T ^c   Skalsky, A A ^a   Dempsey, D L ^b  

^a Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOPLASMA; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA SHEATHS; PROBES; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE;

DISCONNECTED MAGNETOSHEATH TRANSFER EVENTS; FLUX TRANSFER EVENTS; INTERBALL TAIL PROBE; LOW LATITUDE BOUNDARY LAYER; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERIC TRANSIENTS; FLOW PROPERTIES; INTERBALL/TAIL PROBE; ISOLATED STRUCTURES; LOW-LATITUDE MAGNETOPAUSE; PLASMA CHARACTERISTICS; PLASMA IRREGULARITIES; SYMMETRIC STRUCTURES;

MAGNETOSPHERE; BOUNDARY LAYERS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0033489834     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900167     Document Type: Article

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