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De Keyser, J. et al. (2005). Magnetopause and Boundary Layer. In: Paschmann, G., Schwartz, S.J., Escoubet, C.P., Haaland, S. (eds) Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results. Space Sciences Series of ISSI, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4582-4_9

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