Auroral electro jet activity associated with fast plasma flows in the magnetotail

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3245-3248

  Lui, A T Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA JETS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MAGNETOMETERS; PHOTOMETERS; STORMS; TRANSIENTS;

AURORAL ELECTROJETS; AURORAL STRUCTURES; GEOTAIL; GROUND MAGNETOMETER; GROUND OBSERVATIONS; MAGNETOTAILS; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; SUBSTORMS;

PLASMA FLOW;

AURORAL ELECTROJET ACTIVITIES; MAGNETOTAIL;

AURORA;

EID: 0034353008     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL000047     Document Type: Article

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