Analytical representation of the plasmasphere electron temperature distribution based on Akebono data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Kutiev, Ivan ^a   Oyama, Kohichiro ^b,c   Abe, Takumi ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron temperature distribution; Modeling; Plasmasphere; Thermal structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644304104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009494     Document Type: Article

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