Influence of stream-stream interaction on the winding angle of the IMF spiral

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2617-2620

  Bruno, R ^a   Bavassano, B ^a  

^a INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DATA COMPRESSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; MAGNETOPLASMA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; SUN;

CO-ROTATION; ECLIPTIC PLANE; HELIOSPHERES; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD COMPRESSION; PLASMA COMPRESSION; TIME INTERVAL; WINDING ANGLE;

MAGNETOPLASMA; ASTROPHYSICS;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; HELIOSPHERE; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD SPIRAL; MAGNETIC COMPRESSION; PARKER THEORY; PLASMA COMPRESSION; SOLAR WIND; STREAM-STREAM INTERACTION; WINDING ANGLE;

EID: 0032120488     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL01974     Document Type: Article

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