On the reliability of the fractal dimension measure of solar magnetic features and on its variation with solar activity

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 461, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 331-338

  Criscuoli, S ^a,b   Rast, M P ^c   Ermolli, I ^d   Centrone, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Sun: activity; Sun: chromosphere; Sun: magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SUN: ACTIVITY; SUN: CHROMOSPHERE; SUN: MAGNETIC FIELDS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 33846381940     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065951     Document Type: Article

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