Analysis and prediction of high-latitude geomagnetic disturbances based on a self-organized criticality framework

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 539-546

  Uritsky, Vadim M ^a   Klimas, Alexander J ^b   Vassiliadis, Dimitris ^c  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; POLAR UVI; Self organized criticality; Space weather; Substorms

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FRACTALS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SPACE RESEARCH;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; POLAR UVI; SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICALITY; SUBSTORMS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 33646000305     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.12.059     Document Type: Article

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