Ionosphere gives size of greatest solar flare

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Thomson, Neil R ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^a   Dowden, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FLUX; SOLAR RADIATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

SOLAR FLARE; X-RAY DETECTORS;

GEOPHYSICS;

IONOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 18544400055     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl019345     Document Type: Article

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