Evaluation of solar Type II radio burst estimates of initial solar wind shock speed using a kinematic model of the solar wind on the April 2001 solar event swarm

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Sun, W ^a   Dryer, M ^b,c   Fry, C D ^b   Deehr, C S ^a   Smith, Z ^c   Akasofu, S I ^a   Kartalev, M D ^d   Grigorov, K G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Exploration Physics International Inc   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; SOLAR WIND;

ARRIVAL TIME PREDICTIONS; HIGH SPEED SHOCKS; INITIAL SPEED; INPUT PARAMETER; KINEMATIC MODEL; MASS EJECTION; RADIO BURSTS; SOLAR EVENTS;

SHOCK WAVES;

EID: 0037092244     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013659     Document Type: Article

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