Satellite observations of electric fields in the inner magnetosphere and their effects in the mid-to-low latitude ionosphere

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1903-1911

  Burke, William J ^a   Maynard, Nelson C ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR ENERGY;

EQUATORIAL PLASMA BUBBLES; MAGNETOSPHERIC PLASMAS;

PLASMA SHOCK WAVES;

EID: 0034462233     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902218     Document Type: Article

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