The location of the open-closed magnetic field line boundary in the dawn sector auroral ionosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3625-3639

  Wild, J A ^a   Milan, S E ^a   Owen, C J ^b   Bosqued, J M ^c   Lester, M ^a   Wright, D M ^a   Frey, H ^d   Carlson, C W ^d   Fazakerley, A N ^b   Reme H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere physics (auroral phenomena; magnetospheric configuration and dynamics polar cap phenomena)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 10644262141     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-3625-2004     Document Type: Article

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