Auroral substorm timescales: IMF and seasonal variations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Chua, D ^a   Parks, G ^b   Brittnacher, M ^c   Germany, G ^d   Spann, J ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^e NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurora; Conjugacy; Season; Substorms; Timescales

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749013513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009951     Document Type: Article

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