Role of substorm-associated impulsive electric fields in the ring current development during storms

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 579-591

  Ganushkina, Nataly Yu ^a   Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Fritz, T ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Energetic particles, trapped; Electric fields; Storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 16244364787     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-579-2005     Document Type: Article

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