Interhemispheric asymmetry of the high-latitude ionospheric convection on 11-12 May 1999

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Nishitani, Nozomu ^a   Papitashvili, Vladimir O ^b   Ogawa, Tadahiko ^a   Sato, Natsuo ^c   Yamagishi, Hisao ^c   Yukimatu, Akira Sessai ^c   Rich, Frederick J ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipolar magnetic field lines; Dsmp driftmeter; High latitude ionospheric convection; Interhemispheric asymmetry; Syowa superdarn radars; Tenuous solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905351756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009680     Document Type: Article

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