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		| Paper: | Flare and CME Properties and Rates at Sunspot Minimum |  
		| Volume: | 428, SOHO-23: Understanding a Peculiar Solar Minimum |  
		| Page: | 153 |  
		| Authors: | Hudson, H. S.; Li, Y. |  
		| Abstract: | The corona at solar minimum generally differs greatly from that during active times.  We discuss the current Cycle 23/24 minimum from the point of view of the occurrence of flares and CMEs (coronal mass ejections). By comparison with the previous minimum, the flare/CME ratio diminished by almost an order of magnitude.  This suggests that the environmental effect in flare/CME association differed in the sense that the Cycle 23/24 minimum corona was relatively easy to disrupt. |  
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