A new method to estimate ionospheric electric fields and currents using data from a local ground magnetometer network

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1141-1156

  Vanhamaki H ^a   Amm, O ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AURORA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROJET; ESTIMATION METHOD; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOMETER;

EID: 34250209928     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-1141-2007     Document Type: Article

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