Modeling subauroral polarization streams during the 17 March 2013 storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1738-1750

  Yu, Yiqun ^a   Jordanova, Vania ^a   Zou, Shasha ^b   Heelis, Roderick ^c   Ruohoniemi, Mike ^d   Wygant, John ^e  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

inner magnetosphere; ionosphere magnetosphere coupling; subauroral electrodynamics; subauroral polarization streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027931161     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JA020371     Document Type: Article

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