Intense plasma waves at and near the solar wind termination shock

Nature

Volumn 454, Issue 7200, 2008, Pages 78-80

  Gurnett, D A ^a   Kurth, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EARTH; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; JUPITER; NEPTUNE; PLASMA; SATURN; SOLAR WIND; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOISE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; WIND POWER;

EID: 46449119160     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07023     Document Type: Article

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