Statistical association of discontinuities and reconnection in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Servidio, S ^a   Greco, A ^a   Matthaeus, W H ^b   Osman, K T ^b   Dmitruk, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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EID: 80052713199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016569     Document Type: Article

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