Role of solar wind dynamic pressure in driving ionospheric Joule heating

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A11, 2004, Pages

  Palmroth, M ^a   Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Janhunen, P ^a   McComas, D J ^b   Smith, C W ^c   Koskinen, H E J ^a,d  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ionospheric current systems; Ionospheric energy deposition; Solar wind ionosphere interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844432883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010529     Document Type: Article

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