The structure and origin of magnetic clouds in the solar wind

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-24

  Bothmer, V ^a,c   Schwenn, R ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 0040117868     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0001-x     Document Type: Article

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