Substorm onset and expansion phase intensification precursors seen in polar cap patches and arcs

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2034-2042

  Nishimura, Y ^a   Lyons, L R ^a   Shiokawa, K ^b   Angelopoulos, V ^a   Donovan, E F ^c   Mende, S B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

auroral streamer; polar cap patch; poleward boundary intensification; THEMIS ASI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883092476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgra.50279     Document Type: Article

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