A simple avalanche model as an analogue for magnetospheric activity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2397-2400

  Chapman, S C ^a,b   Watkins, N W ^b   Dendy, R O ^c   Heiander, P ^a,d   Rowlands, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PROBABILITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

AVALANCHE MODEL; ENERGY DISCHARGE; INTERNAL REORGANIZATIONS; MAGNETOSPHERIC ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POWER-LAW DEPENDENCES; SELF-ORGANISED CRITICALITIES; TIME INTERVAL;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

AVALANCHE MODEL; SELF ORGANIZED CRITICALITY; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0032122005     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL51700     Document Type: Article

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