Kappa-like distribution functions inside magnetic clouds

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-249

  Nieves Chinchilla, Teresa ^a   Viñas, Adolfo Figueroa ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrons; Kappa like velocity distribution function; Megnatic cloud

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; ELECTRON DENSITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMAGNETISM; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 55349109993     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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