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spellingShingle Wicht, J., Gastine, T., Duarte, L. D. V., Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Dynamo Action in the Steeply Decaying Conductivity Region of Jupiter‐Like Dynamo Models, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics
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title_full Dynamo Action in the Steeply Decaying Conductivity Region of Jupiter‐Like Dynamo Models
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