Global aspects of plasma structures

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 127-139

  Basu, Sunanda ^a   Valladares, Cesar ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0001562580     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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