Substorm behavior of the auroral electrojet indices

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2135-2149

  Gjerloev, J W ^a   Hoffman, R A ^a   Friel, M M ^b   Frank, L A ^c   Sigwarth, J B ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SP Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (current systems; auroral phenomena; storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTROJET; GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 3242888473     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-2135-2004     Document Type: Article

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