Centennial variations in sunspot number, open solar flux, and streamer belt width: 2. Comparison with the geomagnetic data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 5183-5192

  Lockwood, M ^a   Owens, M J ^a   Barnard, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

geomagnetic activity; sunspot activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906268455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JA019972     Document Type: Article

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