Multi-scale probability distributions of solar wind speed fluctuations at 1 AU described by a generalized Tsallis distribution

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Burlaga, L F ^a   Vinas, A F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TURBULENCE;

SOLAR ROTATION; SOLAR WIND;

SUN;

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 7044284747     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020715     Document Type: Article

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