Density of discontinuities in the heliosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-296

  Erdos, G ^a   Balogh, A ^b  

^a WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^b INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Heliosphere; Magnetic field; Space plasma physics

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOMETERS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT;

HELIOSPHERE; MHD DISCONTINUITIES; MINIMUM VARIANCE ANALYSIS; SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS;

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 37049020235     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.036     Document Type: Article

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