Field-aligned current associated with low-latitude plasma blobs as observed by the CHAMP satellite

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 697-703

  Park, J ^a,b   Luhr H ^a   Stolle, C ^a   Rother, M ^a   Min, K W ^b   Michaelis, I ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Electric fields and currents; Equatorial ionosphere; Ionospheric irregularities)

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; SATELLITE;

EID: 77749344623     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-28-697-2010     Document Type: Article

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