Strongly underwound magnetic fields in co-rotating rarefaction regions: Observations and implications

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 23-1-23-4

  Murphy, N ^a   Smith, E J ^a   Schwadron, N A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHEAR STRESS; SOLAR SYSTEM; VELOCITY;

SOLAR WIND;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MESOPAUSE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0037113706     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl015164     Document Type: Article

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