Solar flare effects on the geomagnetic elements during normal and counter electrojet periods

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 947-957

  Rastogi, R G ^a,b   Pathan, B M ^c   Rao, D R K ^c   Sastry, T S ^d   Sastri, J H ^e  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^d NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

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EID: 0043262882     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351565     Document Type: Article

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