Parametric dependence of electric field variability in the Sondrestrom database: A linear relation with Kp

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Cosgrove, Russell B ^a   Thayer, Jeffrey P ^a,b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

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EID: 33947528642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011658     Document Type: Article

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