Localized convection flows and field-aligned current generation in a kinetic model of the near-Earth plasma sheet

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 3161-3164

  Pritchett, P L ^a   Coroniti, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA;

IONOSPHERE; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA JETS; KINETIC THEORY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CROSS-TAIL CURRENTS; FIELD ALIGNED CURRENTS; INTERCHANGE MODE; KINETIC MODELING; NEAR-EARTH PLASMAS; PARTICLE SIMULATIONS; PHYSICAL REALIZATION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); FIELD ALIGNED CURRENT GENERATION; KINETIC MODEL; LOCALIZED CONVECTION FLOWS; NEAR EARTH PLASMA SHEET;

PLASMA SHEATHS; PLASMA FLOW;

EID: 0033625928     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL000107     Document Type: Article

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