Ground-based optical determination of the b2i boundary: A basis for an optical MT-index

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A3, 2003, Pages

  Donovan, E F ^a   Jackel, B J ^a   Voronkov, I ^b   Sotirelis, T ^c   Creutzberg, F ^d   Nicholson, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Keometrics   (Canada)

Author keywords

B2i boundary; Isotropy boundary; Magnetic mapping; Magnetotail stretching; Proton aurora

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846111899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009198     Document Type: Article

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