Chaos-based forecast of sunspot cycle 24

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Crosson, I J ^a   Binder, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

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EID: 63149177255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013859     Document Type: Article

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