Storm time equatorial belt - An "image" of RC behavior

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Soraas F ^a   Oksavik, K ^a   Aarsnes, K ^a   Evans, D S ^b   Greer, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; PROTONS; WIND EFFECTS; CHARGE TRANSFER;

EQUATORIAL BELTS; CHARGE EXCHANGES; ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOMS; GEOMAGNETIC EQUATOR; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; LOW LATITUDES; RECOVERY PHASE; RING CURRENTS; STORM-TIME EQUATORIAL BELT;

GEOPHYSICS; STORMS;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 0037591060     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015636     Document Type: Article

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