Structure function measurements of the intermittent MHD turbulent cascade

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-199

  Horbury, T S ^a   Balogh, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000884849     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-4-185-1997     Document Type: Article

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