High-latitude plasma convection from Cluster EDI measurements: Method and IMF-dependence

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 239-253

  Haaland, S E ^a,f   Paschmann, G ^a   Forster M ^b   Quinn, J M ^c,g   Torbert, R B ^c   McIlwain, C E ^d   Vaith, H ^a   Puhl Quinn, P A ^c   Kletzing, C A ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ELECTRON; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; RADAR; SATELLITE DATA; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 33846882338     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-239-2007     Document Type: Article

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