Interplanetary origin of intense geomagnetic storms (Dst < - 100 nT) during solar cycle 23

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Gonzalez, W D ^a   Echer, E ^a   Clua Gonzales, A L ^a   Tsurutani, B T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; GEOMAGNETISM; SOLAR RADIATION;

GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; INTERPLANETARY STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC CLOUDS; SOLAR CYCLE;

STORMS;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 34249878261     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028879     Document Type: Article

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