Statistical relationships between enhanced polar cap flows and PBIs

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 151-162

  Zou, Y ^a   Nishimura, Y ^a   Lyons, L R ^a   Donovan, E F ^b   Ruohoniemi, J M ^c   Nishitani, N ^d   McWilliams, K A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

flow channels; polar cap; poleward boundary intensifications; SuperDARN; THEMIS ASI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897595180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JA019269     Document Type: Article

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