Turbulence, complexity, and solar flares

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1067-1074

  McAteer, R T James ^a   Gallagher, Peter T ^a   Conlon, Paul A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Solar flares; Space weather

Indexed keywords

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FLUX EMERGENCE; MAGNETIC ENERGIES; MULTI-FRACTAL SPECTRUM; PLASMA PHYSICS; SOLAR FLARE; SPACE WEATHER; SPACE WEATHER FORECAST;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 77949915639     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.08.026     Document Type: Article

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