Determination of ground conductivity and system parameters for optimal modeling of geomagnetically induced current flow in technological systems

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 999-1006

  Pulkkinen, Antti A ^a,b   Pirjola, Risto ^c,d   Viljanen, Ari ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic induction; Geomagnetically induced currents; GIC; Inversion; Modeling; Space weather

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY; CURRENT VELOCITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MODELING;

EID: 35948954327     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352040     Document Type: Article

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