Ring current intensification and convection-driven negative bays: Multisatellite studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A11, 2003, Pages

  Zhou, X Y ^a   Tsurutani, B T ^a   Reeves, G ^b   Rostoker, G ^c   Sun, W ^d   Ruohoniemi, J M ^e   Kamide, Y ^f   Lui, A T Y ^e   Parks, G K ^g   Gonzalez, W D ^h   Arballo, J K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auroras during storm and substorms; Magnetic storm; Ring current intensification; Solar wind magnetosphere coupling; Storm substorm relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905362655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009881     Document Type: Article

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