Seemingly intersecting flaring loops in microwaves: Possible radio evidence for reconnection

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 585-591

  Kundu, M R ^a,b   Grechnev, V V ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOLAR TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0041448576     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353275     Document Type: Article

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