Open magnetic flux and magnetic flux closure during sawtooth events

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Hubert, B ^a   Milan, S E ^b   Grocott, A ^b   Cowley, S W H ^b   Gerard, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

IONOSPHERIC CONVECTIONS; RADAR NETWORKS; RECONNECTION RATES; SUBSTORM EXPANSIONS; SUBSTORMS; SUPERDARN;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

AURORA; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADAR;

EID: 60149098613     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036374     Document Type: Article

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