Magnetic structure of overexpanding coronal mass ejections: Numerical models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A4, 2000, Pages 7509-7519

  Cargill, Peter J ^a   Schmidt, Joachim ^a   Spicer, D S ^b   Zalesak, S T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449133122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900479     Document Type: Article

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