The influence of solar wind turbulence on geomagnetic activity

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-59

  Jankovicova D ^a   Voros Z ^a,b   Simkanin J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^c GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; STORM; TURBULENCE;

EID: 39449109286     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-53-2008     Document Type: Article

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