The interplanetary causes of magnetic storms: A review

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 98, Issue , 1996, Pages 77-89

  Tsurutani, Bruce T ^a   Gonzalez, Walter D ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Institutio Nacional Pesquisas Espaciais   (Brazil)

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EID: 85040219779     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM098p0077     Document Type: Chapter

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