Three-fluid model of the heating and acceleration of the fast solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  Ofman, L ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration and heating; Alfv n waves; Coronal holes; Three fluid model

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644440168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010221     Document Type: Article

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