Solar cycle dependence of interplanetary Lyman α emission and solar wind anisotropics derived from NOZOMI/UVS and SOHO/SWAN observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A10, 2003, Pages

  Nakagawa, Hiromu ^a   Fukunishi, Hiroshi ^a   Takahashi, Yukihiro ^a   Watanabe, Shigeto ^b   Taguchi, Makoto ^c   Bertaux, Jean Loup ^d   Lallement, Rosine ^d   Quémerais, Eric ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Heliosphere; Interplanetary emissions; Solar wind; Sun

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549090388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009882     Document Type: Article

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