An asymmetric solar wind termination shock

Nature

Volumn 454, Issue 7200, 2008, Pages 71-74

  Stone, Edward C ^a   Cummings, Alan C ^a   McDonald, Frank B ^b   Heikkila, Bryant C ^c   Lal, Nand ^c   Webber, William R ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; PROTON;

ASYMMETRY; COSMIC RAY; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR WIND;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LATITUDE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; SOLAR ENERGY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VELOCITY; WIND POWER;

EID: 46449130908     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07022     Document Type: Article

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