The Solar Wind and Geomagnetic Activity as a Function of Time Relative to Corotating Interaction Regions

Recurrent Magnetic Storms: Corotating Solar Wind Streams

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 125-137

  McPherron, Robert L ^a   Weygand, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere, Upper; Corotating interaction regions; Magnetic storms; Magnetosphere

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FORECASTING; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR WIND; STORMS;

COROTATING INTERACTION REGIONS; CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC STORMS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 84952765324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/167GM12     Document Type: Chapter

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