Speed fluctuations near 60 AU on scales from 1 day to 1 year: Observations and model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Burlaga, L F ^a   Richardson, J D ^b   Wang, C ^b,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Distant heliosphere; Solar wind speed; Speed fluctuations

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749123730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009379     Document Type: Article

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