Magnetic field rotation and transition width in rotational discontinuities and Alfvén wave trains

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A1, 2000, Pages 139-155

  Lin, Y ^a   Lee, L C ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 39449105327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900380     Document Type: Article

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