Experimental study of current sheet evolution in magnetic configurations with null-points and X-lines

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 531-537

  Frank, Anna G ^a   Bogdanov, Sergey Yu ^a  

^a PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0000200660     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353266     Document Type: Review

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