The impact of geometry on observations of CME brightness and propagation

Solar Physics

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 179-197

  Morrill, J S ^a   Howard, R A ^a   Vourlidas, A ^a   Webb, D F ^b,c   Kunkel, V ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejection; LASCO; SECCHI; SMEI; Solar corona

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949873889     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-009-9403-0     Document Type: Article

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