Observations of a comet tail disruption induced by the passage of a CME

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kuchar, T A ^d   Buffington, A ^b   Arge, C N ^a   Hick, P P ^b   Howard, T A ^a,c   Jackson, B V ^b   Johnston, J C ^a   Mizuno, D R ^d   Tappin, S J ^e   Webb, D F ^d  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 46749114036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012603     Document Type: Article

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