Kinetic slow mode-type solitons

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 291-298

  Baumgartel K ^a   Sauer, K ^b   Dubinin, E ^b  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA;

EID: 14944373869     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-12-291-2005     Document Type: Article

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