A numerical simulation of the geomagnetic sudden commencement: 1. Generation of the field-aligned current associated with the preliminary impulse

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Fujita, S ^a,b   Tanaka, T ^c,e   Kikuchi, T ^c,f   Fujimoto, K ^b   Hosokawa, K ^b   Itonaga, M ^d  

^a METEOROLOGICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f National Institute of Information and Communications Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current system; Numerical simulation; Preliminary impulse; Sudden commencement; Tamao Araki model

Indexed keywords

EID: 20644463148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009407     Document Type: Article

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