Observation and theoretical modeling of electron scale solar wind turbulence;Observations et modélisation théorique de la turbulence à l'échelle électronique dans le vent solaire

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-140

  Sahraoui, Fouad ^a   Goldstein, Melvyn L ^b   Abdul Kader, K ^a   Belmont, Gérard ^a   Rezeau, Laurence ^a,c   Robert, Patrick ^a   Canu, Patrick ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cluster; Dissipation; Heating; K Filtering; Solar wind; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953737145     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2010.11.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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