Maps of precipitation by source region, binned by IMF, with inertial convection streamlines

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A10, 2004, Pages

  Newell, P T ^a   Ruohoniemi, J M ^a   Meng, C I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral oval; Convection; Magnetosphere ionosphere coupling; Map; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044457170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010499     Document Type: Article

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