The case for transient magnetopause reconnection

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Volumn 77, Issue 26, 1996, Pages 246-247

  Lockwood, M ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038882047     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96EO00175     Document Type: Article

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