Open AccessObserving the onset of a magnetic substorm
Author(s) -
Balcerak Ernie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo390019
Subject(s) - substorm , earth's magnetic field , geophysics , physics , magnetosphere , magnetic field , quantum mechanics
Magnetic substorms, the disruptions in geomagnetic activity that cause brightening of auroras, may sometimes be driven by a different process than generally thought, a new study shows.