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Caption: Figure 3.
Statistical properties of scale-dependent fluctuations of velocity (left column), magnetic field (middle column), and number density (right column) in different ISM phases. The fluctuations are computed as the square root of the second-order structure function for each quantity, shown separately for the WNM (T > 5000 K), UNM (200 K <T < 5000 K), CNM (T < 200 K), and total ISM (including all phases). Dashed and dashed–dotted reference lines indicate slopes of 1/3 and 1/2, corresponding to Kolmogorov and Burgers turbulence scaling, respectively. The shaded areas represent the standard deviation over the realizations. The numerical dissipation scale rdis is around 0.5 pc.
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