Seasonal and longitudinal variations of the solar quiet (Sq) current system during solar minimum determined by CHAMP satellite magnetic field observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Pedatella, N M ^a   Forbes, J M ^a   Richmond, A D ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 79955434475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016289     Document Type: Article

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