Scale-dependent angle of alignment between velocity and magnetic field fluctuations in solar wind turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Podesta, J J ^a   Chandran, B D G ^a   Bhattacharjee, A ^a   Roberts, D A ^b   Goldstein, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 63149090521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013504     Document Type: Article

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