Validation of a synoptic solar wind model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Cohen, O ^a   Sokolov, I V ^a   Roussev, I I ^b   Gombosi, T I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 44349096817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012797     Document Type: Article

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