Sunspot bright rings: Evidence from case studies

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 557, Issue 2 PART 1, 2001, Pages 864-879

  Rast, M P ^a   Meisner, R W ^a   Lites, B W ^a   Fox, P A ^a   White, O R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Sun: Granulation; Sun: Magnetic fields; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035921195     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321673     Document Type: Article

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