@Article{AlvesEcheGonz:2011:GeSoWi,
               author = "Alves, M. V. and Echer, E. and Gonzalez, W. D.",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Geoeffectiveness of solar wind interplanetary magnetic 
                         structures",
              journal = "Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics",
                 year = "2011",
               volume = "73",
               number = "11-12",
                pages = "1380--1384",
                month = "Jul",
             keywords = "Solar wind, Geomagnetic storm, Interplanetary magnetic structures, 
                         Probability distribution functions.",
             abstract = "We address the geoeffectiveness of three interplanetary structures 
                         in the interplanetary space: magnetic clouds (MCs), interplanetary 
                         shocks (IPSs), and corotating interaction regions (CIRs). The 
                         geoeffectiveness is evaluated using the geomagnetic indices Kp. 
                         AE, and Dst. We find that MCs are more geoeffective than IPSs, or 
                         CIRs. The average values of magnetic indices are significantly 
                         enhanced during disturbed periods associated with MCs, IPSs and 
                         CIRs, compared to the whole interval. The highest effect is noted 
                         for MC disturbed periods. Results obtained for the three data sets 
                         are used to derive a theoretical (continuous) probability 
                         distribution function (PDF) by fitting the histograms representing 
                         the percentage of events against the intervals of magnetic index. 
                         PDFs allow estimation of the probability of a given level of 
                         geomagnetic activity to be reached after the detection, by in situ 
                         solar wind observations, of a given interplanetary structure 
                         approaching the Earth.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.024",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.024",
                 issn = "1364-6826",
             language = "en",
        urlaccessdate = "23 maio 2024"
}