Yao, Zhonghua ; Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
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Substructures within a dipolarization front revealed by high-temporal resolution Cluster observations
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