Unusually quick development of a 4000 nT substorm during the initial 10 min of the 29 October 2003 magnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Yamauchi, M ^a   Iyemori, T ^b   Frey, H ^c   Henderson, M ^d  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947528329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011285     Document Type: Article

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