Propagation of an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection in three dimensions

Nature Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Byrne, Jason P ^a   Maloney, Shane A ^a   McAteer, R T James ^a,b   Refojo, Jose M ^a   Gallagher, Peter T ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MASS; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 78650133079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1077     Document Type: Article

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