Conjugate observations of traveling convection vortices: The field-aligned current system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Murr, D L ^a   Hughes, W J ^a   Rodger, A S ^b   Zesta, E ^c   Frey, H U ^d   Weatherwax, A T ^e,f  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e University of Maryland   (United States)

^f SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjugate; Field aligned current; Ionosphere; Traveling convection vortices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548349603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009456     Document Type: Article

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