Three-dimensional MHD modeling of the global corona throughout solar cycle 23

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Hu, Y Q ^a,b   Feng, X S ^a   Wu, S T ^c   Song, W B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 44349122921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012750     Document Type: Article

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