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spellingShingle Kepko, L., Spence, H. E., Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations, Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
title Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
title_full Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
title_fullStr Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
title_full_unstemmed Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
title_short Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
title_sort observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
title_unstemmed Observations of discrete, global magnetospheric oscillations directly driven by solar wind density variations
topic Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
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