Orientation of the local interstellar magnetic field inferred from Voyagers' positions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Ratkiewicz, R ^a   Grygorczuk, J ^a  

^a Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; MAGNETIC FIELD VECTORS; TERMINATION SHOCKS; VOYAGER 1;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

ASYMMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INCLINATION;

EID: 60149103509     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036117     Document Type: Article

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