Ring current decay rates of magnetic storms: A statistical study from 1957 to 1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A5, 2002, Pages

  Dasso, Sergio ^a,c,d   Gómez, Daniel ^a,b   Mandrini, Cristina H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS   (Argentina)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay time; Dst index; Intense magnetic storm; Recovery phase; Ring current

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038102219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JA000430     Document Type: Article

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