Great geomagnetic storm of 9 November 1991: Association with a disappearing solar filament

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Cliver, E W ^a   Balasubramaniam, K S ^a   Nitta, N V ^b   Li, X ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 67649088315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013232     Document Type: Article

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