Generation and evolution of interplanetary slow shocks

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 375-382

  Wu, C C ^a   Wu, S T ^b,c   Dryer, M ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c University of Colorado ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 2842575994     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0375-1     Document Type: Article

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