The Whole Heliosphere Interval in the Context of a Long and Structured Solar Minimum: An Overview from Sun to Earth

Solar Physics

Volumn 274, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 5-27

  Gibson, S E ^a   de Toma, G ^a   Emery, B ^a   Riley, P ^b   Zhao, L ^a   Elsworth, Y ^c   Leamon, R J ^d   Lei, J ^e   McIntosh, S ^a   Mewaldt, R A ^f   Thompson, B J ^g   Webb, D ^h  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PREDICTIVE SCIENCE INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^h BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84855328127     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-011-9921-4     Document Type: Article

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