Coordinated incoherent scatter radar study of the January 1997 storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A11, 1999, Pages 24625-24637

  Buonsanto, M J ^a   Gonzalez S A ^b   Lu, G ^c   Reinisch, B W ^d   Thayer, J P ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^e SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 0000035559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900358     Document Type: Article

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