Coronal mass ejections and other extreme characteristics of the 2003 October-November solar eruptions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Gopalswamy, N ^a   Yashiro, S ^a,b   Liu, Y ^c   Michalek, G ^a,b,c,d   Vourlidas, A ^e   Kaiser, M L ^a   Howard, R A ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33747194047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010958     Document Type: Article

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