Field-aligned current effects on midlatitude geomagnetic sudden commencements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A8, 2001, Pages 15555-15565

  Kikuchi, Takashi ^a   Tsunomura, Satoru ^b   Hashimoto, Kumiko ^a   Nozaki, Kenro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Magnetic Observatory   (Japan)

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EID: 39449090436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900030     Document Type: Article

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