Long-lasting disturbances in the equatorial ionospheric electric field simulated with a coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A3, 2003, Pages

  Richmond, A D ^a   Peymirat, C ^b   Roble, R G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Disturbance dynamo; Disturbance electric fields; Electric field shielding; Flywheel effect; Fossil wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844556853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009758     Document Type: Article

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