Physical structure of the local interstellar medium

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-45

  Redfield, S ^a   Wood, B E ^a   Linsky, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Heliosphere; Interplanetary environment; Local interstellar medium; Turbulent velocity structure

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLOUDS; KINEMATICS; MORPHOLOGY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

HELIOSPHERE; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR CLOUD;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 2942748074     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.053     Document Type: Article

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