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Conducting Space Physics Research: Wind the Frog, Work Hard, and Be Nice
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- Award ID(s):
- 1663770
- PAR ID:
- 10480360
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 2637-6989
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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