Magnetospheric convection electric field dynamics and stormtime particle energization: Case study of the magnetic storm of 4 May 1998

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 497-510

  Khazanov, G V ^a   Liemohn, M W ^b   Newman, T S ^c   Fok, M C ^d   Ridley, A J ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (electric fields, storms and substorms); Space plasma physics (charged particle motion and acceleration)

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 1342310033     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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