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Title: Spatial scale and duration of one microburst region on 13 August 2015: SPATIAL SCALE OF MICROBURSTS 13 AUG 2015
NSF-PAR ID:
10027880
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI PREFIX: 10.1029
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Volume:
122
Issue:
6
ISSN:
2169-9380
Page Range / eLocation ID:
5949 to 5964
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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