Using global magnetospheric models for simulation and interpretation of Swarm external field measurements

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-449

  Moretto, T ^a,d   Rastatter L ^a   Vennerstrom S ^b   Olsen, N ^b   Raeder, J ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

field aligned currents; global magnetospheric simulation; Ionospheric currents; low altitude satellites

Indexed keywords

SATELLITES;

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; SIMULATION; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 33646783262     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351940     Document Type: Article

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