Spacecraft observations of solar wind turbulence: An overview

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 47, Issue 12 B, 2005, Pages

  Horbury, T S ^a   Forman, M A ^b   Oughton, S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMAS; SOLAR RADIATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COLLISIONLESS PLASMAS; SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE; WAVEVECTOR SPACE;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 27744493874     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/47/12B/S52     Document Type: Conference Paper

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