Correlation and Taylor scale variability in the interplanetary magnetic field fluctuations as a function of solar wind speed

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Weygand, James M ^a   Matthaeus, W H ^b   Dasso, S ^c   Kivelson, M G ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052052264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016621     Document Type: Article

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