Iron charge distribution as an identifier of interplanetary coronal mass ejections

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29231-29238

  Lepri, S T ^a   Zurbuchen, T H ^a   Fisk, L A ^a   Richardson, I G ^b,c   Cane, H V ^c   Gloeckler, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449105618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja000014     Document Type: Article

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