How the Earth's inner magnetosphere works: An evolving picture

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 288-302

  Wolf, R A ^a   Spiro, R W ^a   Sazykin, S ^a   Toffoletto, F R ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Inner magnetosphere; Plasma sheet; Plasmasphere; Ring current

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; POLARIZATION;

INNER MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA SHEET; PLASMASPHERE; RING CURRENT;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 33847103045     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.07.026     Document Type: Article

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