Solar cycles: A tutorial

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 725-738

  Moussas, X ^a   Polygiannakis, J M ^a   Preka Papadema, P ^a   Exarhos, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Solar activity; Solar cycles; The Sun

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SUN; TELESCOPES;

SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLES; SOLAR PHENOMENA; VAN DER POL OSCILLATORS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 20744444153     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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