Convection dynamics and driving mechanism of a small substorm during dominantly IMF By+, Bz+ conditions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Liang, Jun ^a   Sofko, G J ^a   Donovan, E F ^b   Watanabe, M ^a   Greenwald, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADAR; SOLAR RADIATION; STORMS; WIND;

CONVECTION DYNAMICS; SOLAR WIND;

GEOPHYSICS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 3042753984     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018878     Document Type: Article

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