Compressive fluctuations in the solar wind and their polytropic index

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 510-517

  Bavassano, B ^a   Bruno, R ^a   Rosenbauer, H ^b  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 2842602787     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0510-z     Document Type: Article

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