Low-charge-state heavy ions upstream of Earth's bow shock and sunward flux of ionospheric O+1, N+1, and O+2 ions: Geotail observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2433-2436

  Christon, S P ^a   Desai, M I ^b   Eastman, T E ^c   Gloeckler, G ^b   Kokubun, S ^d   Lui, A T Y ^e   McEntire, R W ^e   Roelof, E C ^e   Williams, D J ^e  

^a Focused Analysis and Research   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c Plasmas International   (United States)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JHU/APL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETISM; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SUPERSONIC FLOW; PLASMA SHOCK WAVES;

EARTH BOW SHOCK; IONOSPHERIC IONS; LOW CHARGE STATE HEAVY ION; SOLAR WIND; SUPRATHERMAL ION COMPOSITION SPECTROMETER;

HEAVY IONS;

CHARGE STATE; EARTH'S BOW SHOCK; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; ENERGY SPECTRA; GEOMAGNETIC CONDITIONS; GEOTAIL; GEOTAIL OBSERVATIONS; SPACECRAFT FRAMES;

EID: 0034352664     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL000039     Document Type: Article

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