Correcting the Dst index: Consequences for absolute level and correlations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Karinen, A ^a   Mursula, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 33947592558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011299     Document Type: Article

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