Effect of anomalous electron heating on the transpolar potential in the LFM global MHD model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Merkin, V G ^a   Milikh, G ^b   Papadopoulos, K ^b   Lyon, J ^c   Dimant, Y S ^a   Sharma, A S ^b   Goodrich, C ^a   Wiltberger, M ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PHYSICS; STORMS;

ELECTRON HEATING; GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; IONOSPHERIC CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPOLAR POTENTIAL;

GEOPHYSICS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 30844435310     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023315     Document Type: Article

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