Models and observations of sunspot penumbrae

Science in China, Series G: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1670-1677

  Borrero, Juan Manuel ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Spectropolarimetry; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

SPECTROPOLARIMETRY; SUNSPOTS; VERY HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70350482081     PISSN: 16721799     EISSN: 18622844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-009-0247-2     Document Type: Article

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