Seasonal trend of geomagnetic activity derived from solar-terrestrial geometry confirms an axial-equinoctial theory and reveals deficiency in planetary indices

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1497-1506

  Lal, Chaman ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0000287011     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(95)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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