Observation of two distinct cold, dense ion populations at geosynchronous orbit: Local time asymmetry, solar wind dependence and origin

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3451-3465

  Lavraud, B ^a   Thomsen, M F ^a   Wing, S ^b   Fujimoto, M ^c   Denton, M H ^d   Borovsky, J E ^a   Aasnes, A ^a   Seki, K ^e   Weygand, J M ^f  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845926220     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-3451-2006     Document Type: Article

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