Global response of the plasmasphere to a geomagnetic disturbance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A9, 2003, Pages

  Spasojevic M ^a   Goldstein, J ^b   Carpenter, D L ^a   Inan, U S ^a   Sandel, B R ^c   Moldwin, M B ^d   Reinisch, B W ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Corotation; Plasmapause; Plasmasphere; Plume

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442594092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009987     Document Type: Article

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