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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		45
Number of page(s)		17
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2020047
Published online		30 September 2020

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