Can Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities of jet-like structures and plumes cause solar wind fluctuations at 1 AU?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A7, 1999, Pages 14781-14787

  Parhi, S ^a   Suess, S T ^a   Sulkanen, M ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0011316845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900041     Document Type: Article

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