Short-wavelength turbulence in the solar wind: Linear theory of whistler and kinetic Alfvén fluctuations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Peter Gary, S ^a   Smith, Charles W ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 77954321984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014525     Document Type: Article

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