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... magnetic fields around the earth are changing and thus causing electromagnetic disturbances ( magnetospheric ... MAGNETIC DISTURBANCES The earth's magnetic field exhibits long - term , regular variations , called the secular variations ...
... magnetic fields around the earth are changing and thus causing electromagnetic disturbances ( magnetospheric ... MAGNETIC DISTURBANCES The earth's magnetic field exhibits long - term , regular variations , called the secular variations ...
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... magnetic field lines . The small inset shows a part of the electric current circuit that is generated by the solar wind - magneto- sphere dynamo . since it consists of charged particles , mainly protons and electrons . As the solar wind ...
... magnetic field lines . The small inset shows a part of the electric current circuit that is generated by the solar wind - magneto- sphere dynamo . since it consists of charged particles , mainly protons and electrons . As the solar wind ...
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... magnetic fields and thus a major magnetic storm . This is the reason why a great auroral display is always accompanied by a great mag- netic storm and why both are sometimes associ- ated with an intense solar flare in a large sunspot ...
... magnetic fields and thus a major magnetic storm . This is the reason why a great auroral display is always accompanied by a great mag- netic storm and why both are sometimes associ- ated with an intense solar flare in a large sunspot ...
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Guide to Using the Encyclopedia ix Atomic Physics | 339 |
Approximations and Expansions 1 Atomic Spectrometry | 357 |
Archaeological Geology 31 Atomic Spectroscopy | 381 |
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