Simultaneous remote sensing and in situ observations of plasmaspheric drainage plumes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Goldstein, J ^a,e   Sandel, B R ^b   Thomsen, M F ^c   Spasojevic M ^d   Reiff, P H ^a,e  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Erosion; Flows; Inner magnetosphere; Plasmasphere; Plumes

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344617191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010281     Document Type: Article

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