The evolving sigmoid: Evidence for magnetic flux ropes in the corona before, during, and after CMES

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 124, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 131-144

  Gibson, S E ^a   Fan, Y ^a   Torok T ^b   Kliem, B ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejections; Flares; Sigmoids

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS; SIGMOIDS; SOLAR FLARES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33847184603     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-006-9101-2     Document Type: Article

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