Ionospheric response to the initial phase of geomagnetic storms: Common features

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Wenbin ^a,b   Lei, Jiuhou ^c   Burns, Alan G ^a   Solomon, Stanley C ^a   Wiltberger, Michael ^a   Xu, Jiyao ^b   Zhang, Yongliang ^d   Paxton, Larry ^d   Coster, Anthea ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77955376236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014461     Document Type: Review

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