Anisotropy of the Taylor scale and the correlation scale in plasma sheet and solar wind magnetic field fluctuations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Weygand, James M ^a,b   Matthaeus, W H ^a   Dasso, S ^c   Kivelson, M G ^a   Kistler, L M ^d   Mouikis, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 72649105008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013766     Document Type: Article

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