Model uncertainties in predictions of arrival of coronal mass ejections at Earth orbit

Space Weather

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Taktakishvili, A ^a,b   MacNeice, P ^b   Odstrcil, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954387907     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009SW000543     Document Type: Article

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