Coronal mass ejections: Origins, evolution, and role in space weather

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1795-1806

  Webb, David F ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CME); MAGNETIC STORMS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0034462133     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902209     Document Type: Article

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