IMF BY dependence of the extent of substorm westward electrojet

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-184

  Arun, T ^a   Dhar, Ajay ^a   Emperumal, K ^a   Pathan, B M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Interplanetary magnetic field; Ring current; Substorm; Westward auroral electrojet

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; AURORA; DATABASE; ELECTROJET; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MAITRI;

EID: 33747881572     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02702019     Document Type: Article

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