Interplanetary magnetic field and atmospheric electric circuit influences on ground-level pressure at Vostok

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Burns, Gary B ^a   Tinsley, B A ^b   Frank Kamenetsky, A V ^c   Bering, E A ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COVARIANCE MATRIX; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LINEAR REGRESSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; LATITUDE; MAGNETIC FIELD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 34548107654     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007246     Document Type: Article

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