Effect of the latitudinal distribution of temperature at the coronal base on the interplanetary magnetic field configuration and the solar wind flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A12, 2005, Pages

  Li, Bo ^a   Habbal, Shadia Rifai ^a,c   Li, Xihg ^a   Mountford, Chris ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 33845806078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011332     Document Type: Article

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