Plasmaspheric plumes: CRRES observations of enhanced density beyond the plasmapause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Moldwin, M B ^a,f   Howard, J ^b   Sanny, J ^b   Bocchicchio, J D ^c   Rassoul, H K ^c   Anderson, R R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inner magnetospheric density structure; Plasmapause; Plasmasphere; Plasmaspheric; Plumes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646538580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010320     Document Type: Article

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