Evolution of the multiscale statistical properties of corotating streams from 1 to 95 AU

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Burlaga, L F ^a   Wang, C ^b,d   Richardson, J D ^b   Ness, N F ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Corotating streams; Large scale fluctuations; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644252225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009841     Document Type: Article

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