Interplanetary hydrogen absolute ionization rates: Retrieving the solar wind mass flux latitude and cycle dependence with SWAN/SOHO maps

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Quémerais, Eric ^a   Lallement, Rosine ^a   Ferron, Stéphane ^a   Koutroumpa, Dimitra ^a   Bertaux, Jean Loup ^a   Kyrölä, Erkki ^b   Schmidt, Walter ^b  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 33947504451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011711     Document Type: Article

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