Influence of ionosphere conductivity on the ring current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A8, 2004, Pages

  Ebihara, Y ^a   Fok, M C ^b   Wolf, R A ^c   Immel, T J ^d,e   Moore, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dst index; Ionosphere conductivity; Magnetic storms; Numerical simulation; Ring current; Sheilding

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447107435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010351     Document Type: Article

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