Optimized grad-shafranov reconstruction of a magnetic cloud using STEREO-wind observations

Solar Physics

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 427-441

  Mostl C ^a,b   Farrugia, C J ^c   Biernat, H K ^a,b   Leitner, M ^d   Kilpua, E K J ^e   Galvin, A B ^c   Luhmann, J G ^f  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 67349099095     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-009-9360-7     Document Type: Article

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