THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/758/2/120