Solar wind alpha particles and heavy ions in the inner heliosphere observed with MESSENGER

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Gershman, Daniel J ^a   Zurbuchen, Thomas H ^a   Fisk, Lennard A ^a   Gilbert, Jason A ^a   Raines, Jim M ^a   Anderson, Brian J ^b   Smith, Charles W ^c   Korth, Haje ^b   Solomon, Sean C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

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EID: 84866723078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA017829     Document Type: Article

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