Role of stochastic fluctuations in the magnetosphere-ionosphere system: A stochastic model for the AE index variations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Pulkkinen, Antti ^a   Klimas, Alex ^a   Vassiliadis, Dimitris ^a   Uritsky, Vadim ^b,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 33947492114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011661     Document Type: Article

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