Skill in real-time solar wind shock forecasts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A6, 2003, Pages

  Mozer, J B ^a   Briggs, W M ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecast skill; Hakamada Akasofu Fry solar wind model; Solar wind shock forecasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244230775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009827     Document Type: Article

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