Improved dynamic geomagnetic rigidity cutoff modeling: Testing predictive accuracy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^b   Moffat Griffin, Tracy ^a   Verronen, Pekka T ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 35348962099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012410     Document Type: Article

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