Properties of coronal mass ejections: SOHO LASCO observations from January 1996 to June 1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18169-18185

  St Cyr, O C ^a,g   Howard, R A ^b   Sheeley Jr , N R ^b   Plunkett, S P ^c,m   Michels, D J ^c,m   Paswaters, S E ^d   Koomen, M J ^b,e   Simnett, G M ^f   Thompson, B J ^g   Gurman, J B ^g   Schwenn, R ^h   Webb, D F ^i,j   Hildner, E ^k   Lamy, P L ^l  

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^f UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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^l AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 39449116833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000381     Document Type: Review

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