A numerical study of the evolution of the solar wind from Ulysses to Voyager 2

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A2, 2000, Pages 2337-2344

  Wang, C ^a   Richardson, J D ^a   Gosling, J T ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449087651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900436     Document Type: Article

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