Large-amplitude Alfvén waves in open and closed coronal structures: A numerical study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Grappin, R ^a   Leorat J ^a   Habbal, S Rifai ^b,c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Alfv n waves; MHD; Nonlinear coupling; Numerical simulations; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748069424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA005062     Document Type: Article

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