Centennial geomagnetic activity studied by a new, reliable long-term index

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1074-1087

  Martini, D ^a,b   Mursula, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b GEODETIC AND GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic activity; Geomagnetic indices; Long term change

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY; INTER-HOUR VARIABILITY INDEX;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 41949102797     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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