Correlation between plasmapause position and solar wind parameters

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-340

  Larsen, B A ^a   Klumpar, D M ^a   Gurgiolo, C ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bitterroot Basic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection, or circulation in the magnetosphere; Interplanetary magnetic fields; Plasma motion; Plasmapause; Plasmasphere; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAPAUSE POSITION; PLASMASPHERE;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

EID: 33847113195     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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