A current sheet model for the Earth's magnetic field

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 802-810

  Stump, Daniel R ^a   Pollack, Gerald L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040115319     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18961     Document Type: Article

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