Signatures of dual scaling regimes in a simple avalanche model for magneto spheric activity

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1361-1370

  Chapman, S C ^a   Watkins, N W ^b   Rowlands, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avalanche models; Self organised criticality; Substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141966007     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00237-6     Document Type: Article

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