Reducing heliospheric magnetic flux from coronal mass ejections without disconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A2, 2002, Pages

  Crooker, N U ^a   Gosling, J T ^b   Kahler, S W ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejections; Heliospheric magnetic flux; Magnetic flux catastrophe

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448930916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000236     Document Type: Article

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