Statistical analysis of transfer of fluctuations in solar wind turbulence

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 607-613

  Strumik, M ^a   MacEk, W M ^a,b  

^a Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^b CARDINAL STEFAN WYSZY SKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARKOV CHAIN; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 50849102994     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-607-2008     Document Type: Article

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