Solar source of the largest geomagnetic storm of cycle 23

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Gopalswamy, N ^a   Yashiro, S ^a,b   Michalek, G ^b   Xie, H ^a,b   Lepping, R P ^a   Howard, R A ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION (CME); GEOMAGNETIC STORM; SOLAR SOURCE; SUPERSTORM;

STORMS;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 17744362939     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021639     Document Type: Article

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