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Original Articles

Inviscid, frozen-flux velocity components at the top of earth's core from magnetic observations at earth's surface: Part 1. A new methodology

Pages 157-174 | Received 18 Sep 1980, Accepted 02 Mar 1981, Published online: 18 Aug 2006

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