Semiempirical models of the solar atmosphere. II. The quiet-sun low chromosphere at moderate resolution

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 667, Issue 2 I, 2007, Pages 1243-1257

  Fontenla, J M ^a   Balasubramaniam, K S ^a,b   Harder, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiative transfer; Stars: atmospheres; Sun: abundances; Sun: atmosphere; Sun: chromosphere; Sun: infrared; Sun: radio radiation; Sun: UV radiation; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348873027     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520319     Document Type: Article

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