Spontaneous and driven cusp dynamics: Optical aurora, particle precipitation, and plasma convection

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 797-812

  Sandholt, P E ^a   Farrugia, C J ^b   Denig, W F ^c   Cowley, S W H ^d   Lester, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dayside aurora; Particle precipitation; Plasma convection; Solar wind magnetosphere interaction

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMAS; SATELLITES;

OPTICAL AURORA;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0142055872     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00114-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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