Empirical plasmapause models from magnetic indices

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  O'Brien, T P ^a   Moldwin, M B ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMAGNETISM; PLASMA JETS; ELECTRIC FIELDS;

PLASMAPAUSE CROSSINGS; AURORAL ELECTROJETS; COMPLEX MODEL; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GEOMAGNETIC INDICES; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MAGNETIC INDICES; PLASMAPAUSE; RING CURRENTS;

MAGNETIC PROSPECTING; GEOMAGNETISM;

MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMOSPHERE;

EID: 0038375831     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016007     Document Type: Article

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