Small solar wind transients and their connection to the large-scale coronal structure

Solar Physics

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 327-344

  Kilpua, E K J ^a,b   Luhmann, J G ^b   Gosling, J ^c   Li, Y ^b   Elliott, H ^d   Russell, C T ^e   Jian, L ^e   Galvin, A B ^f   Larson, D ^b   Schroeder, P ^b   Simunac, K ^f   Petrie, G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 67349234453     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-009-9366-1     Document Type: Article

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