Modeling large solar flares

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2439-2450

  Somov, B V ^a,b   Kosugi, T ^a   Hudson, H S ^c   Sakao, T ^a   Masuda, S ^d  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; SOLAR RADIATION;

PHOTOSPHERIC FLOWS; SOLAR FLARES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0347051790     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.03.007     Document Type: Article

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