Distribution of magnetic field components in the solar wind plasma

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 18635-18650

  Padhye, N S ^a   Smith, C W ^a   Matthaeus, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 39449111953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000293     Document Type: Article

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