The current disruption myth

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 118, Issue , 2000, Pages 285-294

  Birn, Joachim ^a   Hesse, Michael ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33644566631     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM118p0285     Document Type: Chapter

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