A model study of the impact of magnetic field structure on atmospheric composition during solar proton events

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Sinnhuber, Miriam ^a   Burrows, John P ^a   Chipperfield, Martyn P ^b   Jackman, Charles H ^c   Kallenrode, May Britt ^d   Künzi, Klaus F ^a   Quack, Manuel ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CHARGED PARTICLES; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC POLARITY; MAGNETISM;

SOLAR PROTONS; ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS; PARTICLE PRECIPITATION; SOLAR PROTON EVENTS; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT MODELING;

ATMOSPHERICS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0242337488     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017265     Document Type: Article

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