Role of solar wind turbulence in the coupling of the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A6, 2003, Pages

  Borovsky, Joseph E ^a   Funsten, Herbert O ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrophysical flows; Eddy viscosity; Freestream turbulence; Reynold's stress; Solar wind magnetosphere coupling; Viscous drag

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144265992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009601     Document Type: Article

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