What can we learn about reconnection from coronal mass ejections?

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1499-1507

  Forbes, T G ^a   Lin, J ^a  

^a Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejections; Flares; Reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012362110     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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