Magnetic flux transfer in the 5 April 2010 Galaxy 15 substorm: An unprecedented observation

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 619-622

  Connors, M ^a,b   Russell, C T ^b   Angelopoulos, V ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Electric fields; Magnetotail; Storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; POLARIZATION;

EID: 79953291971     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-29-619-2011     Document Type: Article

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