Solar variations in extremely low frequency propagation parameters: 2. Observations of Schumann resonances and computation of the ELF attenuation parameter

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Kulak, A ^a,b   Kubisz, J ^b   Michalec, A ^b   Zieba S ^b   Nieckarz, Z ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Attenuation rate; Influence of solar activity; Schumann observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 15344346713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009305     Document Type: Article

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