Three-dimensional reconnection on the Sun

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 483-490

  Priest, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0037760676     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353259     Document Type: Review

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