Modeling the ring current response to a sawtooth oscillation event

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 67-76

  Liemohn, M W ^a   Kozyra, J U ^a   Ridley, A J ^a   Thomsen, M F ^b   Henderson, M G ^b   Brandt, P C ^c   Mitchell, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic storms; Magnetosphere; Ring current; Substorms

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERIC MODELING; RING CURRENT;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 33846555451     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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