The storm-time ring current: A statistical analysis at two widely separated low-latitude stations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3699-3705

  Francia, P ^a,b   Villante, U ^a,b   Adorante, N ^b   Gonzalez, W D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Consorzio Area Ric Astrogeofisica ^*  (Italy)

^c Instituto de pesquisa Vale   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (solar wind magnetosphere interactions; storms and substorms; magnetospheric configuration and dynamics)

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 10644271552     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-3699-2004     Document Type: Article

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