A magnetospheric energy principle for hydromagnetic stability problems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Miura, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 34548335371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011992     Document Type: Article

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