Studies of space weather effects on the Finnish natural gas pipeline and on the Finnish high-voltage power system

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 795-805

  Pirjola, Risto ^a   Pulkkinen, Antti ^a   Viljanen, Ari ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES;

GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS (GIC);

METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS;

MAGNETIC FIELD; PIPELINE; WEATHER;

EID: 0042123566     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00781-0     Document Type: Article

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