New indices of geomagnetic activity at test: Comparing the correlation of the analogue ak index with the digital A h and IHV indices at the Sodankylä station

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1105-1111

  Mursula, K ^a   Martini, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b MTA GGKI   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic activity; Geomagnetic indices; Long term change

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SPACE RESEARCH;

ANALOGUE AK INDEX; ANALOGUE REGISTRATIONS; GEOMAGNETIC INDICES; HIGHEST TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 34548794800     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.06.067     Document Type: Article

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