A coupling function for solar wind effect on geomagnetic activity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Lyatsky, W ^a   Lyatskaya, Sonya ^a   Tan, Arjun ^a  

^a Physics Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FUNCTIONS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOSPHERE; SCALING LAWS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY; POLAR CAP;

SOLAR WIND;

COUPLING; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548051586     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027666     Document Type: Article

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