Review of the recent controlled experiments for study of local reconnection physics

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 509-519

  Yamada, Masaaki ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0038425851     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353263     Document Type: Review

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