North-south flows at 47 AU: A heliospheric vortex street?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A5, 2000, Pages 10501-10507

  Burlaga, L F ^a   Richardson, J D ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 39449086963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000376     Document Type: Article

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