Superposed epoch study of PV5/3 during substorms, pseudobreakups and convection bays

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Yang, J ^a   Toffoletto, F R ^a   Erickson, G M ^b   Wolf, R A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPOLARIZATION; GEOTAIL; GROWTH PHASE; MAGNETIC FIELD MODELS; NEAR-EARTH PLASMAS; PLASMA TRANSPORT; SPATIAL REDUCTION; SUBSTORMS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; AURORA; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA;

EID: 77950508515     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL042811     Document Type: Article

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