On the SuperDARN cross polar cap potential saturation effect

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3755-3764

  Koustov, A V ^a   Khachikjan, G Ya ^a   Makarevich, R A ^b   Bryant, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Electric fields and currents) Magnetospheric physics (Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ELECTRIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOLAR WIND; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 77949454400     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-3755-2009     Document Type: Article

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