Evolution of asymmetric multifractal scaling of solar wind turbulence in the outer heliosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Macek, Wieslaw M ^a,b   Wawrzaszek, Anna ^b  

^a CARDINAL STEFAN WYSZY SKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

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EID: 67649086122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013795     Document Type: Article

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