Response of electron temperature to field-aligned current carried by thermal electrons: A model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Zhang, Bei Chen ^a,b   Kamide, Y ^a   Liu, Rui Yuan ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Electron temperature; Field aligned current; Ionosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905358890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009532     Document Type: Article

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