The size of the polar cap as an indicator of substorm energy

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar, Terrestrial and Planetary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 119-127

  Kamide, Y ^a   Kokubun, S ^a   Bargatze, L F ^a   Frank, L A ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; ICE CAP; POLAR METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032811711     PISSN: 14641917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1917(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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