Both solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and ring current intensity control of the size of the auroral oval

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Milan, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; IMAGE SENSORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR WIND;

AURORAE; AURORAL OVAL; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IMAGER FOR MAGNETOPAUSE-TO-AURORA GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS; INTERNAL FEEDBACK; POLAR CAP; RING CURRENTS; SOLAR WIND-MAGNETOSPHERE COUPLING; SOLAR WIND-MAGNETOSPHERE INTERACTIONS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

AURORA; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 72149096262     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039997     Document Type: Article

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