Evolution and decay of an active region: Magnetic shear, flare and CME activity

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-80

  Mandrini, C H ^f   Van Driel Gesztelyi, L ^a,b,e   Thompson, B ^c   Plunkett, S ^d   Demoulin P ^a,e   Aulanier, G ^a,e  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b KONKOLY OBSERVATORY   (Hungary)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Coronal magnetic field; Coronal mass ejections; Flares; Solar activity

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0033924473     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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