Testing for multifractality of the slow solar wind

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-466

  Macek, Wiesław M ^a,b   Bruno, Roberto ^c   Consolini, Giuseppe ^c  

^a CARDINAL STEFAN WYSZY SKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Polish Academy of Sciences ^*  (Poland)

^c INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chaotic dynamics; Fractals; Solar wind plasma; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; FRACTALS; PLASMAS; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND;

CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; SOLAR WIND; SOLAR WIND PLASMA;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33645991232     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.057     Document Type: Article

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