Forward modeling of coronal mass ejections using STEREO/SECCHI data

Solar Physics

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 111-130

  Thernisien, A ^a   Vourlidas, A ^b   Howard, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CME; Forward modeling; Solar corona; Stereoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349257451     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-009-9346-5     Document Type: Article

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