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Title: The Future of Ground Magnetometer Arrays in Support of Space Weather Monitoring and Research: Ground Magnetometer Array Workshop
Award ID(s):
1639587
NSF-PAR ID:
10046796
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI PREFIX: 10.1029
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Space Weather
Volume:
15
Issue:
11
ISSN:
1542-7390
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1433 to 1441
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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