Relationship between multiple substorm onsets and the IMF: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Cheng, C C ^a,c   Russell, C T ^a   Connors, M ^b   Chi, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

IMF control; Pi2 pulsations; Substorm onset

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010579275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA007553     Document Type: Article

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