Sunspot variability and an attempt to predict solar cycle 23 by adaptive filtering

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-100

  Rangarajan, G K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

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EID: 0031708989     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352090     Document Type: Article

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