A statistical comparison of hot-ion properties at geosynchronous orbit during intense and moderate geomagnetic storms at solar maximum and minimum

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Zhang, Jichun ^a   Liemohn, Michael W ^a   Thomson, Michelle F ^b   Kozyra, Janet U ^a   Denton, Michael H ^b   Borovsky, Joseph E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RING; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84905357159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011559     Document Type: Article

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