Simulation of field-aligned H+ and He+ dynamics during late-stage plasmasphere refilling

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1507-1516

  Krall, J ^a   Huba, J D ^a   Fedder, J A ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ICARUS RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA; SATURATION;

EID: 45149128370     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-1507-2008     Document Type: Article

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