Comparing the effects of solar-related and terrestrial drivers on the northern polar vortex | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Topical Issue - Space climate: The past and future of solar activity

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 10, 2020 Topical Issue - Space climate: The past and future of solar activity


Article Number		56
Number of page(s)		13
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2020058
Published online		11 November 2020

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