Quantification and hemispheric asymmetry of low-latitude geomagnetic disturbances caused by solar wind pressure enhancements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Huang, Chao Song ^a   Yumoto, Kiyohumi ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33947538501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011831     Document Type: Article

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