Statistics of extreme geomagnetically induced current events

Space Weather

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Pulkkinen, A ^a,b   Pirjola, R ^c   Viljanen, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 70350065175     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008SW000388     Document Type: Article

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