A homogeneous database of sunspot areas covering more than 130 years

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Balmaceda, L A ^a,b   Solanki, S K ^a   Krivova, N A ^a   Foster, S ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 72649106086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014299     Document Type: Article

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