Solar cycle evolution of the structure of magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2959-2962

  Mulligan, T ^a   Russell, C T ^a   Luhmann, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SUN; MAGNETISM; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

INNER HELIOSPHERE; MAGNETIC CLOUDS; SOLAR CYCLE;

MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETIC POLARITY;

AXIS OF SYMMETRY; MAGNETIC CLOUDS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR EQUATOR; SOLAR MAXIMA; SOLAR MINIMA; SOURCE REGION; SOUTH-TO-NORTH;

EID: 0032142048     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL01302     Document Type: Article

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