Interplanetary slow shock observed from Wind

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1239-1242

  Whang, Y C ^a,c   Zhou, J ^a,c   Lepping, R P ^b   Ogilvie, K W ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Catholic University of America ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

BEST-FIT SOLUTIONS; COPLANARITY; FLOW CONDITION; MAGNETIC FIELD DATA; SHOCK SURFACES; TOTAL DEVIATIONS; VELOCITY VECTORS; WIND SPACECRAFT;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 15444375782     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01358     Document Type: Article

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