Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere

Richard J. Morton; Gary Verth; David B. Jess; David Kuridze; Michael S. Ruderman; Mihalis Mathioudakis; Robertus Erdélyi

doi:10.1038/ncomms2324

Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere

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Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere. / Morton, Richard J.; Verth, Gary; Jess, David B. et al.

In: Nature Communications, Vol. 3, 1315, 27.12.2012.

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Morton, RJ, Verth, G, Jess, DB, Kuridze, D, Ruderman, MS, Mathioudakis, M & Erdélyi, R 2012, 'Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere', Nature Communications, vol. 3, 1315. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2324

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Morton, R. J., Verth, G., Jess, D. B., Kuridze, D., Ruderman, M. S., Mathioudakis, M., & Erdélyi, R. (2012). Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere. Nature Communications, 3, [1315]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2324

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Morton RJ, Verth G, Jess DB, Kuridze D, Ruderman MS, Mathioudakis M et al. Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere. Nature Communications. 2012 Dec 27;3:1315. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2324

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Morton, Richard J. ; Verth, Gary ; Jess, David B. et al. / Observations of ubiquitous compressive waves int he Sun's chromosphere. In: Nature Communications. 2012 ; Vol. 3.

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