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Geomagnetic storms and associated scintillation on VHF signals

Kumar, Sushil and Ramachandran, Visagaperuman and Kishore, Amol N. (2004) Geomagnetic storms and associated scintillation on VHF signals. The South Pacific Journal of Natural Sciences, 22 . pp. 75-77. ISSN 1013-9877

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Abstract

Geomagnetic storms are prevalent during high solar activity periods and are characterized by prolonged depression of the horizontal component (H) of the Earth’s magnetic field. The depression in H is characterized by the geomagnetic index Dst which lies between -100 to -200 nTfor intense and <- 200 nT for very intense storms. The long period of interconnection of the southward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF BS) with the Earth’s magnetic field transports solar wind energy into the Earth’s magnetosphere. This is the primary cause for the formation of geomagnetic storms.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Engineering and Physics
Depositing User: Ms Neha Harakh
Date Deposited: 02 May 2004 01:49
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2012 05:45
URI: https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/3105

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