Current controversies in magnetospheric physics

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 535-563

  Lui, A T Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0035207816     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RG000090     Document Type: Article

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