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Title: Multi-scale gyrokinetic simulations: Comparison with experiment and implications for predicting turbulence and transport

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [3]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. MIT - Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
  2. University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
  3. General Atomics, P.O. Box 85608, San Diego, California 92186, USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1248243
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; FC02-99ER54512-CMOD; FG02-06ER54871; SC0006957
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Volume: 23 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Howard, N. T., Holland, C., White, A. E., Greenwald, M., Candy, J., and Creely, A. J. Multi-scale gyrokinetic simulations: Comparison with experiment and implications for predicting turbulence and transport. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4946028.
Howard, N. T., Holland, C., White, A. E., Greenwald, M., Candy, J., & Creely, A. J. Multi-scale gyrokinetic simulations: Comparison with experiment and implications for predicting turbulence and transport. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946028
Howard, N. T., Holland, C., White, A. E., Greenwald, M., Candy, J., and Creely, A. J. Wed . "Multi-scale gyrokinetic simulations: Comparison with experiment and implications for predicting turbulence and transport". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946028.
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