Poker flat radar observations of the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling electrodynamics of the earthward penetrating plasma sheet following convection enhancements

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 717-728

  Lyons, L R ^a   Zou, S ^a   Heinselman, C J ^b   Nicolls, M J ^b   Anderson, P C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasma sheet; Region 2; SAPS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD RESPONSE; ELECTRON PRECIPITATIONS; FLOW REGIONS; GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADARS; INNER PLASMAS; ION PRESSURE GRADIENTS; MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE COUPLINGS; MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE SYSTEMS; PARTICLE PRECIPITATIONS; PLASMA SHEET; POKER FLATS; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; REGION 2; RING CURRENTS; SAPS; SUBSTORM GROWTH PHASE; WESTWARD FLOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE; MILITARY ENGINEERING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADAR; TURNING;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

EID: 67349279223     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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