Solar wind-magnetosphere coupling: A review of recent results

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-264

  Pulkkinen, T I ^a   Palmroth, M ^b   Tanskanen, E I ^b   Ganushkina, N Yu ^b   Shukhtina, M A ^c   Dmitrieva, N P ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Energy budget; Magnetotail; Storms; Substorms

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR WIND;

ENERGY BUDGET; INTERPLANETARY ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETOTAIL; SOLAR WIND DYNAMIC PRESSURE;

STORMS;

EID: 33847136744     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.05.029     Document Type: Article

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