Solar cycle-dependent helicity transport by magnetic clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A8, 2005, Pages

  Lynch, B J ^a,b   Gruesbeck, J R ^a   Zurbuchen, T H ^a   Antiochos, S K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33746339193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011137     Document Type: Article

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