The SGR 1806-20 magnetar signature on the Earth's magnetic field

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 586-591

  Mandea, Mioara ^a   Balasis, G ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic field; Magnetar; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC METHOD; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750734386     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03125.x     Document Type: Article

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