On the fractal nature of the magnetic field energy density in the solar wind

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Hnat, B ^a   Chapman, S C ^a   Kiyani, K ^a   Rowlands, G ^a   Watkins, N W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLAR WIND; STATISTICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC ENERGY DENSITY; SENSITIVE DISCRIMINATOR OF FRACTALITY; STATISTICAL SCALING;

GEOMAGNETISM;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETER; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER LAW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLAR WIND; TURBULENCE;

EID: 34948902819     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029531     Document Type: Article

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