Changes in the Earth's magnetic field over the past century: Effects on the ionosphere-thermosphere system and solar quiet (Sq) magnetic variation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 849-858

  Cnossen, Ingrid ^a,b   Richmond, Arthur D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

long term trend; magnetic field; secular variation; sq variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880064451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA018447     Document Type: Article

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