International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

On solar wind speed distribution and geomagnetic activity during solar cycle 23 and the early ascending phase of solar cycle 24

Jean Louis Zerbo
  • Jean Louis Zerbo
  • UFR/ST, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso.
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Frédéric Ouattara
  • Frédéric Ouattara
  • Laboratoire de Recherche en Energétique et Météorologie de l'Espace (LAREME), UFR/ST, Université de Koudougou, BP 376 Koudougou, Burkina Faso.
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Emmanuel Nanéma
  • Emmanuel Nanéma
  • Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques et Technologiques (CNRST), Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (IRSAT), 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 18 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 02 November 2015
  •  Published: 16 November 2015

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