Solar wind modulation of cusp particle signatures and their associated ionospheric flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Rae, I J ^a   Fenrich, F R ^a   Lester, M ^b   McWilliams, K A ^c   Scudder, J D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp; Solar wind; Waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244364094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010188     Document Type: Article

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