Coronal mass ejections: Initiation and detection

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 869-881

  Gopalswamy, N ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CME);

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0041706335     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00888-8     Document Type: Article

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