Formation of magnetospheric plasma population regimes coupled with the dynamo process in the convection system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A8, 2003, Pages

  Tanaka, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamo; Fieldaligned current; Magnetosphere ionosphere coupling; Magnetospheric convection

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344230531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009668     Document Type: Article

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