Physics of magnetospheric variability

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-118

  Vasyliūnas, Vytenis M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic storms; Magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere interaction; Magnetospheric substorms; Solar wind magnetosphere interaction

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SOLAR WIND;

INTERNAL DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FLUX TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC STORMS; MAGNETOSPHERIC SUBSTORMS; SOLAR WIND/MAGNETOSPHERE INTERACTION; STRESS EQUILIBRIUM; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; UNIFIED FORMULATIONS;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 79958839770     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-010-9696-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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