Improvement in the prediction of solar wind conditions using near-real time solar magnetic field updates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A5, 2000, Pages 10465-10479

  Arge, O N ^a   Pizzo, V J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449129225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000262     Document Type: Article

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