Testing the Hill model of transpolar potential saturation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Ober, D M ^a   Maynard, N C ^a   Burke, W J ^b  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hill model; MI coupling; Polar cap potential; Saturation; Transpolar potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 16844374893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010154     Document Type: Article

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