What do we really know about the magnetosheath?

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 747-765

  Song, P ^a,b,c   Russell, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0000059410     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00466-3     Document Type: Article

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