Initiation of CMEs: A review

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 643-652

  Mittal, Nishant ^a,b   Narain, Udit ^a,b  

^a MEERUT COLLEGE   (India)

^b INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejections; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Sun

Indexed keywords

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS; CORONAL PLASMAS; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; INITIATION MECHANISM; INTERPLANETARY SPACE; RECENT PROGRESS; SINGLE EVENT; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CORONA; SOLAR PHYSICS;

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 77952669800     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.03.011     Document Type: Review

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