Solar cycle forecasting

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 401-412

  Hathaway, David H ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Solar activity; Solar cycle forecasting; Sunspot cycle

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING TECHNIQUES; DYNAMO MODELS; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; POLAR FIELDS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE FORECASTING; SUNSPOT CYCLE;

CURVE FITTING; DC GENERATORS; FORECASTING; GEOMAGNETISM; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 63949083594     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-008-9430-4     Document Type: Article

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