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We briefly discuss the strong intermittent nature of the interplanetary magnetic field, observing that similarity between its statistical properties and the passive scalar ones exists, and may arise from different dynamical mechanisms.
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Sorriso-Valvo, L., Carbone, V. & Bruno, R. On the Origin of the Strong Intermittent Nature of Interplanetary Magnetic Field. Space Sci Rev 121, 49–53 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-006-5559-1
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