ESR and EISCAT observations of the response of the cusp and cleft to IMF orientation changes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1009-1026

  McCrea, I W ^a   Lockwood, M ^a,b   Moen, J ^c   Pitout, F ^d   Eglitis, P ^d   Aylward, A D ^e   Cerisier, J C ^f   Thorolfssen, A ^f   Milan, S E ^g  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; auroral ionosphere; plasma temperature and density)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034364779     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-000-1009-7     Document Type: Article

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