Effect of storm-time plasma pressure on the magnetic field in the inner magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Zaharia, Sorin ^a   Thomsen, M F ^a   Birn, J ^a   Denton, M H ^a   Jordanova, V K ^b   Cheng, C Z ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; EARTH (PLANET); FORCE MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STORMS;

MAGNETIC FORCES; MAGNETIC STORMS; METIC FIELDS; PLASMA PRESSURE;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERE; PRESSURE;

EID: 17744396673     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021491     Document Type: Article

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