Velocity-space diffusion of solar wind protons in oblique waves and weak turbulence

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2089-2099

  Marsch, E ^a   Bourouaine, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (MHD waves and turbulence; Plasma waves and turbulence; Solar wind plasma)

Indexed keywords

IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINETICS; PLASMA; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 82155170565     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-29-2089-2011     Document Type: Article

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