The origin of the slow solar wind in coronal streamers

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 681-688

  Ofman, L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona; MHD; Multi fluid equations; Satellite observations; Solar wind; Sun

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; HEATING; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT; WIND EFFECTS;

CORONAL HELMET STREAMERS; CORONAL STREAMERS;

WIND;

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 1842688066     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00235-7     Document Type: Article

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