Solar wind control of magnetospheric energy content: Substorm quenching and multiple onsets

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A3, 2000, Pages 5335-5356

  Karlsson, S B P ^a   Opgenoorth, H J ^a,b   Eglitis, P ^a,b   Kauristie, K ^b   Syrjasuo M ^b   Pulkkinen, T ^b   Lockwood, M ^c   Nakamura, R ^d,e   Reeves, G ^f   Romanov, S ^g  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

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EID: 39449103233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900297     Document Type: Article

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