Electron diffusion region and thermal demagnetization

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Scudder, J D ^a   Holdaway, R D ^a   Glassberg, R ^a   Rodriguez, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 57549111241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013361     Document Type: Article

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