Semiempirically derived heating function of the corona heliosphere during the Whole Sun Month

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Guhathakurta, M ^a   Sittler Jr , E C ^b   Ofman, L ^b,c  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 33947544782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011931     Document Type: Article

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