Determining the mass density along magnetic field lines from toroidal eigenfrequencies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A12, 2000, Pages 27717-27725

  Denton, Richard E ^a   Gallagher, D L ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 39449135817     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000397     Document Type: Article

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