Net field-aligned currents controlled by the polar ionospheric conductivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A5, 2002, Pages

  Nakano, Shin'ya ^a   Iyemori, Toshihiko ^a   Yamashita, Satoru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auroral phenomena; Current systems; Polar cap ionosphere; Storm and substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442499920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA900177     Document Type: Article

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