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Yoshikawa et al. 2003
Yoshikawa, I., Yamazaki, A., Yamashita, K., Takizawa, Y. and Nakamura, M. (2003). Which is a significant contributor for outside of the plasmapause, an ionospheric filling or a leakage of plasmaspheric materials?: Comparison of He II (304 Å) images. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: doi: 10.1029/2002JA009578. issn: 0148-0227.

The EUV imagery of the plasmasphere was taken by the He II (304 ¿) scanner on 20--21 September 1998 after the first success on 9--10 September <Nakamura et al., 2000>. Total amount of the plasma seen in the outside of the plasmapause is inconsistent between the first and the second images, although geomagnetic and solar conditions are almost the same. These plasmas are directly filled from the ionosphere or continuously leak from the plasmasphere. We conclude that the contribution of the plasma leakage from the plasmasphere is as significant as the contribution of the direct filling from the ionosphere even under a quiet/moderate geomagnetic condition.

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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Plasmasphere, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosphere--inner, Magnetospheric Physics, Instruments and techniques, Ionosphere, Plasma convection
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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