Evaluation of magnetic helicity density in the wave number domain using multi-point measurements in space

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3967-3976

  Narita, Y ^a   Kleindienst, G ^a   Glassmeier, K H ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (Interplanetary magnetic fields) Space plasma physics (Experimental and mathematical techniques; Waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DOPPLER EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; POLARIZATION; SPACECRAFT; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 77949434158     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-3967-2009     Document Type: Article

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