Estimation of past solar and upper atmosphere conditions from historical and modern auroral observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2273-2276

  Schroder W ^a   Shefov, N N ^b   Treder, H J ^c  

^a Geophysical Station   (Germany)

^b OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c Commn Hist Geophys/Cosmical Phys ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

History of geophysics (solar planatary relationship); Magnetospheric physics (auroral phenomena; solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 3242887308     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-2273-2004     Document Type: Article

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