The influence of the interstellar magnetic field on the heliospheric interface

Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 53-86

  Pogorelov, Nikolai V ^a   Zank, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

heliosphere; interplanetary magnetic field; interstellar magnetic field; Interstellar medium; solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350065923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4557-3_3     Document Type: Chapter

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