From the Sun to the Earth: Impact of the 27-28 May 2003 solar events on the magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-151

  Hanuise, C ^a   Cerisier, J C ^b   Auchere F ^c   Bocchialini, K ^c   Bruinsma, S ^d   Cornilleau Wehrlin, N ^b   Jakowski, N ^e   Lathuillere C ^f   Menvielle, M ^b   Valette, J J ^g   Vilmer, N ^h   Watermann, J ⁱ   Yaya, P ^g  

^a LPCE CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CNES   (France)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^f LPG   (France)

^g CLS   (France)

^h OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

ⁱ DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; EARTH; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 33751081819     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-129-2006     Document Type: Article

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