Alfvén wave coupling in the auroral current circuit

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 335-377

  Vogt, Joachim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alfv n wave coupling; Aurora; Field aligned currents; Magnetosphere ionosphere coupling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; POWER TRANSMISSION; WAVES;

COLLISIONLESS PLASMAS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; AURORA; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0036642256     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015597724324     Document Type: Article

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