Magnetospheric disturbance induced equatorial plasma bubble development and dynamics: A case study in Brazilian sector

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Abdu, M A ^a   Batista, I S ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   MacDougall, J ^b   Sobral, J H ^a   Medeiros, A F ^c,d   Trivedi, N B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Equatorial ionosphere; Ionosphere atmosphere interaction; Ionospheric disturbances; Ionospheric irregularities; Particle precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744441296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009721     Document Type: Article

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