Latitudinal effect in semiannual variation of geomagnetic activity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Lyatsky, W ^a   Tan, A ^a  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dst variation; Geomagnetic activity; Latitudinal effect; Semiannual variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905345298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009467     Document Type: Article

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