Reverse convection potential saturation during northward IMF

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Wilder, F D ^a   Clauer, C R ^a   Baker, J B H ^a,b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR WIND;

CONVECTION CELLS; NON-LINEAR; NORTHWARD IMF;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

ELECTRIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 50849091614     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034040     Document Type: Article

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