Proton temperatures in the ring current from ENA images and in situ measurements

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Zhang, X X ^a,b   Perez, J D ^b   Chen, T ^a   Wang, C ^a   Brandt, P C ^c   Mitchell, Donald ^c   Wang, Y L ^d  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA SHEATHS; PRESSURE; PROTONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA); MAGNETOSHEATH; PLASMA ION TEMPERATURE; PROTON TEMPERATURES;

GEOMAGNETISM;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 26844581559     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023481     Document Type: Article

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