Electron density in the magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A9, 2004, Pages

  Denton, R E ^a   Menietti, J D ^b   Goldstein, J ^c   Young, S L ^d   Anderson, R R ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical density model; Magnetospheric electron density; Plasmasphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644611715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010245     Document Type: Article

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