Evaluation of the geometry of ionospheric current systems related to rapid geomagnetic variations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Apatenkov, S V ^a   Sergeev, V A ^a   Pirjola, R ^b   Viljanen, A ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism (rapid time variations); Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionospheric disturbances)

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMETRY; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 1142269649     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-63-2004     Document Type: Article

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