Penetration of magnetospheric electric fields to the equator during a geomagnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Kikuchi, Takashi ^a,c   Hashimoto, Kumiko K ^b   Nozaki, Kenro ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KIBI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

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EID: 50249108594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012628     Document Type: Article

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