Comment on "Nonlinear response of the polar ionosphere to large values of the interplanetary electric field" by C. T. Russell et al.

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Liemohn, M W ^a   Ridley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnetosphere ionosphere coupling; Ionospheric electrodynamics cross polar cap potential saturation

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844452744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009440     Document Type: Note

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