Sunspot cycle 23 descent to an unusual minimum and forecasts for cycle 24 activity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 662-668

  Ahluwalia, H S ^a   Jackiewicz, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle 24; Helioseismology; Predictions; Solar activity; Sun

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); ORBITS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

CYCLE 24; EARLY FORECASTS; HELIOSEISMOLOGY; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SUNSPOT ACTIVITY;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84855310230     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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