Ionospheric control of the magnetospheric configuration: Thermospheric neutral winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A8, 2003, Pages

  Ridley, A J ^a   Richmond, A D ^b   Gombosi, T I ^a   De Zeeuw, D L ^a   Clauer, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionospheric convection; Magnetosphere ionosphere coupling; Magnetospheric dynamics; Neutral winds

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244233497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009464     Document Type: Article

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