On the relation between solar wind, pseudobreakups, and substorms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Kullen, A ^a,b   Karlsson, T ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

IMF; Pseudobreakup; Solar wind; Substorm

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949214394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010488     Document Type: Article

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