Jerks abound: An analysis of geomagnetic observatory data from 1957 to 2008

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-76

  Brown, W J ^a   Mound, J E ^a   Livermore, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External field; Geomagnetic jerks; Geomagnetism; Secular variation

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL FIELDS; FIELD COMPONENTS; GEOMAGNETIC JERKS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; OCCURRENCE PATTERN; PRIORI INFORMATION; SECULAR VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES;

OBSERVATORIES;

GEOMAGNETISM;

AMPLITUDE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECULAR VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84884730913     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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