Identifying the plasmapause in IMAGE EUV data using IMAGE RPI in situ steep density gradients

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A4, 2003, Pages

  Goldstein, J ^a   Spasojevic, M ^b   Reiff, P H ^a   Sandel, B R ^c   Forrester, W T ^c   Gallagher, D L ^d   Reinisch, B W ^e  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Inner magnetosphere; Plasmapause; Plasmasphere; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905356787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009475     Document Type: Article

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