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Title: A Probabilistic Assessment of the Next Geomagnetic Reversal: NEXT GEOMAGNETIC REVERSAL
Award ID(s):
1644644
PAR ID:
10131457
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume:
45
Issue:
4
ISSN:
0094-8276
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1845 to 1850
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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