Ionospheric response to oscillatory flow braking in the magnetotail

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1529-1544

  Panov, E V ^a   Baumjohann, W ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Amm, O ^b   Kubyshkina, M V ^c   Glassmeier, K H ^d,e   Weygand, J M ^f   Angelopoulos, V ^f   Petrukovich, A A ^g   Sergeev, V A ^c  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

aurora; magnetosphere; oscillatory braking; Pi2 pulsations; plasma sheet; reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880748939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgra.50190     Document Type: Article

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