Effect of solar wind velocity on magnetic cloud-associated magnetic storm intensity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Wu, Chin Chun ^a   Lepping, R P ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic cloud; Magnetic storm; Solar wind speed; Storm intensity; Storm intensity prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644416079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009396     Document Type: Article

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