Electron and proton heating by solar wind turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Breech, B ^a   Matthaeus, W H ^b   Cranmer, S R ^c   Kasper, J C ^c   Oughton, S ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 72649092663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014354     Document Type: Article

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