The variation of solar wind correlation lengths over three solar cycles

Solar Physics

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 191-198

  Wicks, R T ^a   Owens, M J ^a   Horbury, T S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949605321     PISSN: 00380938     EISSN: 1573093X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-010-9509-4     Document Type: Article

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