Dynamical critical scaling of electric field fluctuations in the greater cusp and magnetotail implied by HF radar observations of F-region Doppler velocity

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 689-705

  Parkinson, M L ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; F REGION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 33751096454     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-689-2006     Document Type: Article

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