Critical finite-size scaling of energy and lifetime probability distributions of auroral emissions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Uritsky, V M ^a,b   Klimas, Alex J ^b   Vassiliadis, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; LIGHT EMISSION; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STORMS;

AURORAL EMISSIONS; FINITE-SIZE SCALING; MAGNETOSPHERIC FLUCTUATIONS; SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICAL (SOC);

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

AURORA; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOTAIL; PROBABILITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745471718     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025330     Document Type: Article

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