Magnetohydrodynamic processes in the inner coma of comet Halley

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A8, 1997, Pages 17395-17406

  Lindgren, C J ^a,b   Cravens, T E ^a   Ledvina, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b KOCH INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

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EID: 37149000923     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01117     Document Type: Article

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