Two-dimensional structure of auroral poleward boundary intensifications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Zesta, E ^a   Donovan, E ^b   Lyons, L ^a   Enno, G ^b   Murphree, J S ^b   Cogger, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auroral streamers; Bursty bulk flows; North south auroral structures; Plasma sheet bursty flows; Poleward boundary intensifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442496048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000260     Document Type: Article

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