Influence of coronal mass ejections on global electric circuit

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Anil Kumar, C P ^a   Panneerselvam, C ^a   Nair, K U ^a   Jeeva, K ^a   Selvaraj, C ^a   Gurubaran, S ^a   Rajaram, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Coronal mass ejections; Global electric circuit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873875062     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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