Polarity reversal of the solar magnetic field during cycle 23

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Wang, Y M ^a   Sheeley Jr , N R ^a   Andrews, M D ^a,b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coronal holes; Heliospheric current sheet; Polar field reversal; Solar magnetic field; Solar wind; Sunspot maximum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141516468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009463     Document Type: Article

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