Solar activity and the solar cycle

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 451-460

  Schatten, K H ^a  

^a ai Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; EARTH (PLANET); MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; SUN;

HELIOSPHERE;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0242541306     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00328-4     Document Type: Article

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