Radial evolution of solar wind intermittency in the inner heliosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A3, 2003, Pages

  Bruno, R ^a   Carbone, V ^b   Sorriso Valvo, L ^b   Bavassano, B ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coherent structures; Intermittency; Interplanetary fluctuations; Stochastic F1

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342321163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009615     Document Type: Article

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