Multiple flux rope magnetic ejecta in the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Hu, Qiang ^a,c,e   Smith, Charles W ^a,d   Ness, Norman F ^a,d   Skoug, Ruth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

CMEs; Data analysis; Ejecta; Grad Shafranov equation; Magnetic clouds

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844387962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010101     Document Type: Article

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