Magnetic field modelling from scalar-only data: Resolving the Backus effect with the equatorial electrojet

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1203-1209

  Holme, R ^a   James, M A ^a,b   Luhr H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Backus effect; Equatorial electrojet; Geomagnetic field modelling

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 31444454726     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351905     Document Type: Article

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