Evolving outer heliosphere: Large-scale stability and time variations observed by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  McComas, D J ^a,b   Bzowski, M ^c   Frisch, P ^d   Crew, G B ^e   Dayeh, M A ^a   Demajistre, R ^f   Funsten, H O ^g   Fuselier, S A ^h   Gruntman, M ⁱ   Janzen, P ^j   Kubiak, M A ^c   Livadiotis, G ^a   Mbius, E ^k   Reisenfeld, D B ^j   Schwadron, N A ^a,k  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

ⁱ Division of Astronautical Engineering Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 77957701685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015569     Document Type: Article

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