Substorm-associated large-scale magnetic field changes in the magnetotail: A prerequisite for "magnetotail deflation" events

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 869-879

  Nakai, H ^a   Kamide, Y ^b  

^a Ibaraki High School   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (magnetotail; current systems; storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0038116836     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-869-2003     Document Type: Article

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