Near real-time predictions of the arrival at Earth of flare-related shocks during Solar Cycle 23

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  McKenna Lawlor, S M P ^a   Dryer, M ^b,c   Kartalev, M D ^d   Smith, Z ^c   Fry, C D ^b   Sun, W ^e   Deehr, C S ^e   Kecskemety, K ^f   Kudela, K ^g  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Exploration Physics International Inc   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^g INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Slovakia)

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EID: 33947499309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011162     Document Type: Article

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