Radial evolution of cross helicity in high-latitude solar wind

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作者
Breech, B [1 ]
Matthaeus, WH
Minnie, J
Oughton, S
Parhi, S
Bieber, JW
Bavassano, B
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[1] Univ Delaware, Bartol Res Inst, Newark, DE 19716 USA
[2] NW Univ, Sch Phys, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa
[3] Univ Waikato, Dept Math, Hamilton, New Zealand
[4] CNR, Ist Fis Spazio Interplanetario, I-00133 Rome, Italy
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10.1029/2004GL022321
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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We employ a turbulence transport theory to explain the high-latitude radial evolution of cross helicity, or Alfvenicity, observed by the Ulysses spacecraft. Evolution is slower than at low latitudes due to weakened shear driving.
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