New insights into the links between ESP and geomagnetic activity

Journal of Scientific Exploration

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-358

  Ryan, Adrian ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESP; Geomagnetic activity; Geomagnetic pulsations; Local sidereal time

Indexed keywords

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCY BANDS; GEOMAGNETISM;

ESP; EXPLANATORY POWERS; FAST VARYING COMPONENTS; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETIC PULSATIONS; LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME;

SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS;

EID: 54249112811     PISSN: 08923310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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