Active ionospheric role in small-scale aurora structuring

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 687-700

  Zhu, L ^a   Sojka, J J ^a   Schunk, R W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral structure; Ionospheric electrodynamics; Numerical simulation; Polar cap arcs; Substorm

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AURORAL STRUCTURES; ELECTRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; IONOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE (M-I) SYSTEM;

IONOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 17444375980     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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