Three-dimensional current sheet tearing in the earth's magnetotail

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 267-272

  Buchner J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

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EID: 13544269672     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)01004-1     Document Type: Article

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