IMAGE EUV observation of radially bifurcated plasmaspheric features: First observations of a possible standing ULF waveform in the inner magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A1, 2004, Pages

  Adrian, M L ^a   Gallagher, D L ^b   Avanov, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inner magnetosphere; Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; MHD waves and instabilities; Plasmasphere; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644271199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009974     Document Type: Article

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