Characterizing the distribution of extreme geoelectric field events in Sweden | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 14, 2024


Article Number		22
Number of page(s)		16
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2024025
Published online		21 August 2024

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