Testing electric field models using ring current ion energy spectra from the Equator-S ion composition (ESIC) instrument

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1611-1621

  Kistler, L M ^a   Klecker, B ^b   Jordanova, V K ^a   Mobius E ^a   Popecki, M A ^a   Patel, D ^a   Sauvaud, J A ^c   Reme H ^c   Di Lellis, A M ^d   Korth, A ^e   McCarthy, M ^f   Cerulli, R ^d   Cattaneo, M B Bavassano ^d   Eliasson, L ^g   Carlson, C W ^h   Parks, G K ^f   Paschmann, G ^b   Baumjohann, W ^b   Haerendel, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d INAF   (Italy)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (energetic particles trapped; plasma convection; storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844295619     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-1611-2     Document Type: Article

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