Parametric cross-field current instability in solar coronal holes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Markovskii, S A ^a   Hollweg, Joseph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronal hole; Ion heating; Parametric instability; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749091124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009140     Document Type: Article

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