Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) initiation: Models and observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1489-1498

  Wu, S T ^a   Guo, W P ^a   Plunkett, S P ^b   Schmieder, B ^c   Simnett, G M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Space Research Association   (United States)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039178082     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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