Predicting the strength of solar cycle 24 using a flux-transport dynamo-based tool

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Dikpati, Mausumi ^a   de Toma, Giuliana ^a   Gilman, Peter A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; FORECASTING; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

FLUX-TRANSPORT DYNAMO-BASED TOOL; SOLAR CYCLE STRENGTH PREDICTION TOOL; SUNSPOT AREA DATA;

SOLAR ENERGY;

GEODYNAMO; MODELING; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR TIDE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 33646367164     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025221     Document Type: Article

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