Stereoscopic imaging of an Earth-impacting solar coronal mass ejection: A major milestone for the STEREO mission

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Davis, C J ^a   Davies, J A ^a   Lockwood, M ^a,b   Rouillard, A P ^a,b   Eyles, C J ^a   Harrison, R A ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; GROUND BASED; IMAGERS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; OPERATIONAL SPACE; STEREO SPACECRAFT; STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE; STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING;

GEOMAGNETISM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SPACECRAFT;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOMETER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 67449161436     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038021     Document Type: Article

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