Magnetosphere preconditioning under northward IMF: Evidence from the study of coronal mass ejection and corotating interaction region geoeffectiveness

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Lavraud, B ^a   Thomsen, M F ^a   Borovsky, J E ^a   Denton, M H ^a   Pulkkinen, T I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947522229     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011566     Document Type: Article

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