Electron temperature enhancement beneath the magnetospheric cusp

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Prölss, Gerd W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; POLAR REGION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 33846430023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011618     Document Type: Article

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