Bashful ballerina: The asymmetric Sun viewed from the heliosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1034-1041

  Mursula, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active longitudes; Heliospheric current sheet; Heliospheric magnetic field; Long term solar variability; North south asymmetry; Solar magnetic field

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE MOMENT; GEOMAGNETISM; HELIOGRAPHS; SATELLITES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET; HELIOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELD; LONG-TERM SOLAR VARIABILITY; NORTH-SOUTH ASYMMETRY; SOLAR MAGNETIC FIELD;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 34548802416     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.05.087     Document Type: Article

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