Low-frequency oscillations and transport processes induced by multiscale transverse structures in the polar wind outflow: A three-dimensional simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 25601-25614

  Ganguli, Supriya B ^a   Gavrishchaka, Valeriy V ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 39449125535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900023     Document Type: Article

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