Understanding solar flares from optical observations: How do particle beams affect the lower atmosphere?

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2393-2402

  Heinzel, P ^a  

^a ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OBSERVATORIES; PARTICLE BEAMS; X RAYS;

SOLAR FLARES; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0347682433     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90409-1     Document Type: Article

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