Differences in geomagnetic storms driven by magnetic clouds and ICME sheath regions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Pulkkinen, Tuija I ^a,b   Partamies, Noora ^c   Huttunen, K E J ^d   Reeves, G D ^a   Koskinen, Hannu E J ^b,e  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; CLOUDS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONS; PLASMA SHEATHS;

AURORAL ACTIVITY; EPOCH ANALYSIS; GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; MAGNETIC CLOUDS; MAGNETOTAIL;

STORMS;

AURORA; CLOUD; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; ELECTROJET; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTAIL;

EID: 34548020547     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027775     Document Type: Article

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