Comparison of Birkeland current observations during two magnetic cloud events with MHD simulations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 499-516

  Korth, H ^a   Anderson, B J ^a   Lyon, J G ^b   Wiltberger, M ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; IRIDIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

EID: 41349102576     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-499-2008     Document Type: Article

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