Earthward directed CMEs seen in large-scale coronal magnetic field changes, SOHO LASCO coronagraph and solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 25103-25120

  Li, Yan ^a   Luhmann, Janet G ^a   Mulligan, T ^b   Hoeksema, J Todd ^c   Arge, C Nick ^d,g   Plunkett, S P ^e   St Cyr, O C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449083156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900041     Document Type: Article

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