High precision, high time-cadence measurements of the MgII index of solar activity by the GOES-R Extreme Ultraviolet Irradiance Sensor 2: EUVS-C initial flight performance | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 15, 2025


Article Number		11
Number of page(s)		15
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2025006
Published online		08 April 2025

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