Solar-wind influence on MLT dependence of plasma sheet conditions and their effects on storm time ring current formation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Margaret W ^a   Wang, Chih Ping ^b   Schulz, Michael ^c   Lyons, Larry R ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PRESSURE; SOLAR WIND;

INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA SHEET BOUNDARY CONDITION; SOLAR-WIND DENSITY; SOLAR-WIND SPEED;

GEOMAGNETISM;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONVECTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; SIMULATION; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 34548617195     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030189     Document Type: Article

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