Improvements to the HAF solar wind model for space weather predictions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A10, 2001, Pages 20985-21001

  Fry, C D ^a   Sun, W ^b   Deehr, C S ^b   Dryer, M ^a,c   Smith, Z ^c   Akasofu, S I ^b   Tokumaru, M ^d   Kojima, M ^d  

^a Exploration Physics International Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449129309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000220     Document Type: Article

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