Effects of reconnection on the coronal mass ejection process

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A2, 2000, Pages 2375-2392

  Lin, J ^a,b   Forbes, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

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EID: 39449111585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900477     Document Type: Article

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