Multiple magnetic reconnection sites associated with a coronal mass ejection in the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Gosling, J T ^a   Eriksson, S ^a   McComas, D J ^b   Phan, T D ^c   Skoug, R M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 35348996600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012418     Document Type: Article

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