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Diffusion of an electromagnetic pulse in a heterogeneous earth

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Verma, S.K. (1998). Diffusion of an electromagnetic pulse in a heterogeneous earth. In: Roy, K.K., Verma, S.K., Mallick, K. (eds) Deep Electromagnetic Exploration. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 83. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0011931

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