Solar and interplanetary sources of major geomagnetic storms (Dst ≤ -100 nT) during 1996-2005

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Zhang, J ^a   Richardson, I G ^b,c   Webb, D F ^d   Gopalswamy, N ^b   Hutrunen, E ^e   Kasper, J C ^f   Nitta, N V ^g   Poomvises, W ^a   Thompson, B J ^b   Wu, C C ^b,h   Yashiro, S ^b,i   Zhukov, A N ^j,k  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

ⁱ CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^j ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^k MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 37249039017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012321     Document Type: Article

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