The fraction of interplanetary coronal mass ejections that are magnetic clouds: Evidence for a solar cycle variation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Richardson, I G ^a,b   Cane, H V ^a,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

2111 Interplanetary physics: Ejecta, driver gases, and magnetic clouds; 2134 Interplanetary physics: Interplanetary magnetic fields; 2162 Interplanetary physics: Solar cycle variations (7536); 2164 Interplanetary physics: Solar wind plasma

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); MAGNETIC FIELDS; ROTATION;

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS; SOLAR CYCLES; SOLAR WINDS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION;

EID: 10644255615     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020958     Document Type: Article

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