Physical causes of solar cycle amplitude variability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 680-688

  Cameron, R H ^a,b   Jiang, J ^c   Schussler M ^a   Gizon, L ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84905157533     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JA019498     Document Type: Article

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