Temporal and radial variation of the solar wind temperature-speed relationship

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Elliott, H A ^a   Henney, C J ^b   McComas, D J ^a,c   Smith, C W ^d   Vasquez, B J ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 84866679111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017125     Document Type: Article

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