Effects of the weak polar fields of solar cycle 23: Investigation using OMNI for the STEREO mission period

Solar Physics

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 345-363

  Lee, C O ^a,b   Luhmann, J G ^a   Zhao, X P ^c   Liu, Y ^c   Riley, P ^d   Arge, C N ^e   Russell, C T ^f   De Pater, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PREDICTIVE SCIENCE INC   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields, interplanetary; Magnetic fields, observations; Solar cycle, models; Solar cycle, observations; Solar wind; STEREO mission

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349252273     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-009-9345-6     Document Type: Article

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