Interplanetary origin of geomagnetic storms

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 529-562

  Gonzalez, Walter D ^a   Tsurutani, Bruce T ^b   Clúa De Gonzalez, Alicia L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000243851     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005160129098     Document Type: Article

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