Abstract VLF goniometers have been used to study the direction of plasma convection in the evening plasmasphere. The results suggest that sometimes even for L values greater than 4 the electric field associated with the ionospheric dynamo may be the source which drives convection.


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    Title :

    Further evidence for the ionospheric contribution to convection within the plasmasphere


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    Publication date :

    1987-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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