Spectacular low- and mid-latitude electrical fields and neutral winds during a superstorm

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-291

  Kelley, Michael C ^a   Ilma, Ronald R ^a   Nicolls, Michael ^b   Erickson, Philip ^c   Goncharenko, Larisa ^c   Chau, Jorge L ^d   Aponte, Nestor ^e   Kozyra, Janet U ^f  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^e ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic storm; Penetrating electric fields; Solar wind; Thermospheric disturbances

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADARS; AURORAL OVAL; ELECTRICAL FIELD; F-LAYER; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; L SHELL; MAGNETIC EQUATOR; MAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETIC STORMS; NEUTRAL WINDS; PENETRATING ELECTRIC FIELDS; PLASMA DRIFTS; SUPERSTORMS;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; F REGION; GEOMAGNETISM; RADAR; SOLAR WIND; STORMS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 76549089574     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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