The latitudinal structure of the solar wind in the vicinity of the solar equator near solar minimum: 1986 and predictions for 1997

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 627-630

  Gazis, P R ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SUN;

CORONAL NEUTRAL LINE; HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET (HCS); SOLAR WIND;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 0031100021     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00540     Document Type: Article

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