High-latitude ionospheric electric field variability and electric potential derived from DE-2 plasma drift measurements: Dependence on IMF and dipole tilt

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Matsuo, Tomoko ^a,b,c   Richmond, Arthur D ^a,c   Hensel, Kristine ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatological (background) error covariance; DE 2; Electric field variability; Electrical potential; High latitude ionosphere; Joule heating

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642281390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009429     Document Type: Article

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