| Citation: | LIU Xuanqing, CHEN Yao, LE Huijun, LIU Jing. Research Progress on the Effects of Solar Flares on the Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Magnetosphere (T-I-M) Coupling System (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2026, 46(5): 1-24 doi: 10.11728/cjss2026.05.2025-0218 |
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