An assessment study of the wavelet-based index of magnetic storm activity (WISA) and its comparison to the Dst index

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1579-1588

  Xu, Zhonghua ^a   Zhu, Lie ^a   Sojka, Jan ^a   Kokoszka, Piotr ^a   Jach, Agnieszka ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic indices; Magnetic storms; Ring current; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; DATA HANDLING; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; RADAR STATIONS; STORMS;

DST INDEX; ELSEVIER (CO); GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HUMAN INTERVENTION; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); MAGNETIC STORMS; MISSING DATA; REAL TIME MONITORING; SPACE WEATHER; SPECTRAL FEATURES; SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; VARIATIONS OF;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 48049083077     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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