Penetration of the convection and overshielding electric fields to the equatorial ionosphere during a quasiperiodic DP 2 geomagnetic fluctuation event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue A5, 2010, Pages

  Kikuchi, T ^a,d   Ebihara, Y ^a   Hashimoto, K K ^b   Kataoka, R ^c   Hori, T ^a   Watari, S ^d   Nishitani, N ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 78649519979     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013948     Document Type: Article

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