Observations of downgoing velocity dispersed O+ and He+ in the cusp during magnetic storms

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  McFadden, J P ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Strangeway, R ^b   Moebius, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; HELIUM; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOPLASMA; OXYGEN; IONS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SHEATHS; VELOCITY;

CUSP SIGNATURE; MAGNETIC STORMS; POLEWARD CONVECTION; FAST SATELLITE; INNER MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOSHEATH PLASMA; MAGNETOSHEATHS; MAGNETOSPHERIC PLASMAS; NON HYDROGENS; VELOCITY DISPERSION;

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETOPLASMA;

MAGNETOPAUSE;

EID: 0347542597     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl017783     Document Type: Article

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