Role of coronal mass ejections in the heliospheric Hale cycle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Owens, M J ^a   Schwadron, N A ^a   Crooker, N U ^a   Hughes, W J ^a   Spence, H E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX;

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS; HELIOSPHERIC HALE CYCLE; SOLAR CYCLE; SUNSPOT POLARITY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR WIND; SUNSPOT;

EID: 34249874945     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028795     Document Type: Article

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