A superposed epoch analysis of auroral evolution during substorm growth, onset and recovery: open magnetic flux control of substorm intensity

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 659-668

  Milan, S E ^a   Grocott, A ^a   Forsyth, C ^a,b   Imber, S M ^a,c   Boakes, P D ^a,d   Hubert, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Auroral phenomena; Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; Storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTRON; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT; STORM;

EID: 60349084012     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-659-2009     Document Type: Article

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