Modelling geomagnetically induced currents produced by realistic and uniform electric fields

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1303-1308

  Boteler, D H ^a   Pirjola, R J ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

SCALAR POTENTIAL;

INDUCED CURRENTS;

EID: 0032188662     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.714500     Document Type: Article

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