Local time distribution of net field-aligned currents derived from high-altitude satellite data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A8, 2003, Pages

  Nakano, S ^a   Iyemori, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current system; Field aligned current; Geomagnetic disturbance; Storms and substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744459499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009519     Document Type: Article

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