Determining the full magnetic field gradient from two spacecraft measurements under special constraints

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Shen, C ^a   Rong, Z J ^b   Dunlop, M ^c  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867653252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA018063     Document Type: Article

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