Geomagnetic and sunspot activity associations and ionospheric effects of lightning phenomena at Trivandrum near dip equator

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2222-2232

  Girish, T E ^a   Eapen, P E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Dip equator; Dynamo currents; Geomagnetic declination; Global electric circuit; Sunspot activity; Thunder lightning

Indexed keywords

DC GENERATORS; E REGION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; LIGHTNING; MODULATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

DIP EQUATOR; DYNAMO CURRENTS; GEOMAGNETIC DECLINATION; GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; SUNSPOT ACTIVITY; THUNDER/LIGHTNING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 56349130637     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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